Steve Blank

JANUARY 27, 2011

We’ve been teaching that the difference between a startup and an existing company is that existing companies execute business models, while startups search for a business model. (Or Or more accurately, startups are a temporary organization designed to search for a scalable and repeatable business model.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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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. Technology limited to a single product is seldom enough for a business. Don’t get me wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2021

This business suffers from what Paul Graham calls the ‘chicken and the egg problem‘ – no one wants to use a dating site with only a few users. Intellectual property is tough. Sophisticated search engines. How about the next generation search engine, answering the question, “Who is my ultimate soul mate?”

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Develop a Business Plan. It’s been proven that planning makes you more successful. Beyond writing a business plan to acquire funding (if that’s what you need), a business plan can help keep you on track to meet your milestones and goals. Determine what type of business plan is right for you .

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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. Technology limited to a single product is seldom enough for a business. Don’t get me wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

What entrepreneur looking to hit it big isn’t searching for that next “patentable” idea? Alternatively, you can search AmericanBar.org to locate pro bono intellectual property attorneys in your area to see if there may be a pro bono patent attorney who is able to conduct research on your behalf and assist you in filing your patent.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2016

In no small way, the success of your venture will depend on the details of your business plan. It should outline your business goals and how you will achieve them. Also, your business plan should incorporate risk-management tactics and financial projections. Develop a comprehensive marketing plan.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2022

Take what you learned from any investor feedback and review your business plan. Any specific points of your plan, business, or financials that are holding you back? To improve your chances, narrow your search down to investors who are more likely to be interested. Find alternative funding sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

File a provisional patent or other intellectual property. Intellectual property is also a clear differentiator from your competitors, and indicates a serious commitment rather than testing the water. Pick a platform that fits your business model or industry.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Here’s an 11 step complete guide on how to start a business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Create a sales plan. Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

In that context, I offer you my list of ten top startup failure causes, seen over and over again: No written plan. Don’t believe the old urban legend that a business plan isn’t worth the effort. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Protect any intellectual property you may own by applying for copyrights, trademarks, or patents. Plan for success. It’s been proven that planning makes you more successful. To begin with, determine what type of business plan is right for you. Follow the standard business plan outline in this event.

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Where a CIO may, for example, manage in-house technology such as an IT department, a CTOs role is typically more outward-facing, according to Tom Berray , a managing partner at Cabot Consultants , an executive search firm based in Virginia. "As Create an Inc.com account: Home Magazine Blogs Ask Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

In that context, I offer you my list of ten top startup failure causes, seen over and over again: No written plan. Don’t believe the old urban legend that a business plan isn’t worth the effort. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In an earlier post here on Bplans, I suggested that investors offer a useful filtering process for businesses: The investment process works as a filter, sorting business plans, pushing some to the top and others out of the way. If they’d edited their business plan better, or made it longer, or shorter, or added more appendices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2013

This business suffers from what Paul Graham calls the ‘chicken and the egg problem‘ – no one wants to use a dating site with only a few users. Intellectual property is tough. The latest is Facebook Graph Search , unveiled last month, to help you find the perfect match on the social network. Sophisticated search engines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2017

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, the future is largely unpredictable, so heavy thinking doesn’t provide the same insights as executing some “experiments.” Patents and other intellectual property go to the first person who files, rather than the first person with the idea. Ideas are very fragile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Create a business plan online, but don’t wait for funding. Too many entrepreneurs still think plans are for investors, and investors are required to build a startup. You need a simple plan to set real milestones, and you don’t need investors. Create and register intellectual property online. Both are wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2011

This business suffers from what Paul Graham calls the ‘chicken and the egg problem‘ – no one wants to use a dating site with only a few users. Intellectual property is tough. Sophisticated search engines. How about the next generation search engine, answering the question, “Who is my ultimate soul mate?”

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

In that context, I offer you my list of ten top startup failure causes, seen over and over again: No written plan. Don’t believe the old urban legend that a business plan isn’t worth the effort. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

Poorly written or missing business plan. If you recently sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably don’t need a business plan at all to get money for your next startup. Other social ventures may make good family businesses, but scaling and profitability are limited.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To see what I mean, take a look at the blog posts and videos available at Gust.com, and do a web search for AngelList. I have to admit, I’ve seen some judges of graduate-level business plan competitions care about IRR, but never an actual angel investor during actual due diligence. You’re out of school now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

< Business plan creation. Every university has educational courses and can provide assistance on creating your initial plan. Most universities have some sort of an entrepreneurship legal clinic, to address concerns like protection of intellectual property. Legal advice.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If you want to take the plunge and start your own photography business, there is a lot to consider. Here’s a complete, 10 step guide on how to start a photography business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Create a sales plan.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Updated Business tools for Startups. Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Â Search for apps tools. Google Custom Search Engine. Search Engine Optimization Tools. Outlook plugin to search. Ad Promotion. Linkedin Ads.

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Kodorra

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This is the obvious reason particularly if you plan to penetrate the world’s largest economy. If it never crosses your business plan mind to sell your product or exploit your patent in the U.S, patent search because you didn’t file it there. United States upholds intellectual property rights.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2010

Our goal is to teach students the key concepts of the startup process and help them understand that a startup is a search for a profitable business model. Students formed 5-person teams, came up with a business idea then got out of the building to validate their business model. (And What is a business model?

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business. Entry Dealine for Business Plan Contest at WPIVF. Resource Search.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2010

So please don’t send me any more business plans along these lines, looking for investor funding, with no marketing budget, and promising huge returns. Intellectual property is tough. Social networks and search engines. Online dating sites usually fail because online dating usually fails. So are customers.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Are there greater opportunities for higher rankings in the search engines, or is the design of your website helping or hindering you? ( It may help to plan what your business requirements are first before finding which countries best suit your needs, rather than selecting your choice of location first. Use your business plan.

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