Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Each of the businesses listed below had help from the SBA and overcame their challenges to become success stories. You might see your own business reflected in these case studies — which may provide insights into areas of growth for your business. TRISTAR — Engineering its own success.

Columbus 134

Columbus SBA SBIR Utah 134

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax. Lessons Learned.

Finland 327

Finland Naming Russia Government 327

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

. —— I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. a government that’s trying to help, but gets in the way. Government Funding: Tekes , Sitra , Finnvera , Finnish Investment Industry. Lack of Business Experience.

Finland 325

Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 325

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Van Den Berg and Pietersma point out that strategic planning no longer works as a static event that occurs once a year. What drives the economic engine? Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. It is about identifying a core competence which others cannot match.

Business Plan 222

Business Plan Matching Government Employee 222

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. You need a viable business model and customers. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Intellectual Property Early Stage Global 215

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Products requiring changes to government regulations. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. And when the government tools to detect encrypted VPN’s get more sophisticated, (as it did last year), Chinese users just use stealthier tools.

China 324

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 324

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Government actions sometimes meddle with normal supply and demand equilibriums, or money allocations. Overconfidence.

Demand 362

Demand Government Venture Capital Valuation 362

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. Cold calling.

Lead Generation 285

Lead Generation SEM Viral Marketing 285

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup.

Oakland 306

Oakland Asia Lean Video 306

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2014

In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. You need a viable business model and customers. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.

Technical Review 266

Technical Review Intellectual Property Early Stage Global 266

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

In the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, momentum shifted to the enterprise as large businesses supported innovation in PCs, communications hardware and enterprise software. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. Not kind of wrong but going out of business wrong. Where is it going?

Restful 227

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 227

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Products requiring changes to government regulations. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

Silicon Valley was born in an era of applied experimentation driven by scientists and engineers. From the point of view of scientists and engineers in a university lab, too often entrepreneurship in all its VC-driven glory – income statements, balance sheets, business plans, revenue models, 5-year forecasts, etc.

Engineer 280

Engineer Silicon Valley United States Intellectual Property 280

Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

NYU Engineering Commencement Speech. Thank you for the opportunity to address you on your graduation from this esteemed engineering school. Established businesses execute business models while startups search for them. By the way, the engineering definition of serendipity is, that life is too unpredictable to pre-compute.

Lean 222

Lean Technical Review Vietnam Engineer 222

Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

Scientists and engineers as founders and startup CEOs is one of the least celebrated contributions of Silicon Valley. ESL, the first company I worked for in Silicon Valley , was founded by a PhD in Math and six other scientists and engineers. It might be its most important. ———-. Cold War Spin Outs.

Engineer 307

Engineer Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital 307

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. And when the government tools to detect encrypted VPN’s get more sophisticated, (as it did last year), Chinese users just use stealthier tools.

China 216

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 216

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. Cold calling.

Lead Generation 365

Lead Generation Customer SEM Marketing 365

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And one question that many startups overlook at the early stages of formulating their business plans: do you have a well-reasoned, effective, and budget-savvy marketing plan? Marketing Is a distinct business function. The same holds true for the website and social media pages you design for your business.

Marketing 142

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting 142

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2016

In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. You need a viable business model and customers. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Intellectual Property Early Stage Global 120

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This research will be your compass, guiding you towards identifying market gaps that your business can strategically fill, and assisting you in determining your precise target audience. Moreover, create a detailed business plan that meticulously outlines your business goals, financial projections, marketing strategies, and operational plans.

Australia 148

Australia Demand Framework Operations 148

Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

For businesses planning to expand overseas or hire internationally, it's important to be aware of average salaries to understand the expectations of prospective candidates. Plus, the government provides lots of retraining and education services to help unemployed people get back into work as soon as possible.

Salary 52

Salary Luxembourg Qatar Switzerland 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 257

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Products requiring changes to government regulations. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. The Big Players.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 233

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In the startup world, one of the most important parts of building a network for non-technical entrepreneurs is getting to know brilliant engineers and technologists. Going to business school is one of the worst places to accomplish this. The problem is that these competitions seldom produce massively successful businesses.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In the startup world, one of the most important parts of building a network for non-technical entrepreneurs is getting to know brilliant engineers and technologists. Going to business school is one of the worst places to accomplish this. The problem is that these competitions seldom produce massively successful businesses.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

million raised, per CrunchBase): It was January of second semester of my second year, and Michelle [Zatlyn, Matt’s co-founder] and I were brainstorming different ideas to enter into the business plan competition. Talking to any engineer who was willing to try it out and give us feedback was very helpful. Tom Eisenmann.

Founder 120

Founder Las Vegas Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. government accelerator that takes no equity.

Government 120

Government Channel Southern California Lean 120

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

By the end of the 20th century, case studies and business plans had reached an evolutionary dead-end for entrepreneurs. The Rise of Business Schools – Management as an Occupation. The business school was invented in the first decade of the 20th century in response to a massive economic transformation in the U.S.

Lean 435

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 435

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

As they target the different parts of the canvas, they begin to understand how things like improved healthcare, purchasing, reimbursement, and regulatory must fit into a successful business model. Our initial business plan started with an incorrectly identified buyer, value propositions that were wrong, and guesses everywhere else.

Maryland 274

Maryland Lean DC Virginia 274

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. But years ago, we had no alternative – how to write a business plan was it. SB: I think ethics are a critical missing component of most business curriculums. PB: Everyone looks for a turnkey solution.

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

The Student Startup Plan America helps college grads in the United States looking to start a business make their student loan payments manageable. But despite those, and other, government-backed plans across the world, it doesn’t guarantee that the business will succeed.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur United States America Early Stage 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. Related sources include local business development agencies. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 149

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

A microbrewery in one state may be governed by very different rules than a microbrewery the next state over. And, once you’ve decided which overall business structure is the right fit for you, it’s time to get more specific. We recommend that you write a business plan. So, read up on your state’s laws.

Small Business Administration 94

Small Business Administration Distribution LLC Small Business 94