Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Entrepreneurs are currently looking at an environment that is unlike any other seen in the history of commerce, while leaders of businesses and startups have to think on-the-fly to learn what potential customers need most right now. Everyone is attempting to analyze the long-term effects of the current changes on human behavior. Real Estate.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Pattern Recognition One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that you are constantly running a pattern recognition algorithm against a continual collection of customer and market data. Let’s Fire Our Customers Part of the DNA of great entrepreneurs is a bias towards decisive and immediate action. Get it done, now.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

Now, according to the Sustainability Management School , by the year 2030, it is expected that as many as 700 million people may end up having to move due to scarcity of water where they live if the current climate change issues continue. A huge example of this is playing out right now in California. Local Control of Power Supplies.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2010

At times I’ll do what I consider an extension of teaching; a two-day Customer Discovery/Validation intensive session with a large corporation serious about Customer Development at my ranch on the California Coast. It reminded me of the differences in Customer Discovery between a scalable startup and a big company.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). He knows the ad management and ad network businesses. I’ll explain in detail below.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Small and medium businesses get direct exposure to international customers and seem to be coming out as the winners in the chemical market game. In similar conditions, modern firms can leverage supply chain management through digital transformation. Image Credit: Customer Centricity; Provided by the Author; Thank you!

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. How would customer interviews work via video? We Changed The Class Format.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2012

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. I want to tell you a story about how a team pivoted and succeeded by synchronizing product and customer development. How dare you,” the fab manager said. “We

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Data Protection and Privacy: Many countries have data protection laws (GDPR in Europe, HIPAA and the California Consumer Privacy Act in the U.S., Risk Management: Volunteer boards are responsible for managing the organization’s risks. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in Canada, etc.)

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

That level of flexibility and customization draws in millennials in a way that no other insurer has managed to pull off. And then there’s New York-based Lemonade, the most recent insurtech startup to make its way into California. Lemonade is a home and renter’s insurance app powered by artificial intelligence.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Customer demands . Market trends, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. And because I wanted Ethan to be able to attract a great team, build & iterate a product, test it with initial customers and refine his strategy before having to take the wrappers off of his company. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

However, sometimes they need makeovers to revitalize their customer value and impact. We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. Customers aren’t the only ones who find resonance in Kajabi’s platform. User Influence.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

While the details of the regulations might feel a bit overwhelming to manage, we’ve assembled a list of 5 legal requirements that help to protect your customers and web visitors. Essentially, you’re establishing or furthering the trust your customers have in your business by adhering to these requirements.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 20, 2019

Customers are the lifeblood of every business. But as a business grows, managing growth and organizing information becomes increasingly more difficult. What used to be easy when you had one employee and two customers is more difficult when you employ five people and have 25 customers. Why a CRM?

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Tip 1: Improve Your Customer Service | Dr. Eric White, OD. His practice, Complete Family Vision Care Optometry, is in San Diego, California. Dr. Aaron Neufeld, OD is an Owner/Optometrist at Los Altos Optometric Group in Los Altos, California. Steve Vargo, OD, MBA is a practice management consultant at IDOC.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

Whenever you get into any kind of legal dispute, whether it’s an intellectual property claim, a tax audit, or a lawsuit from a disgruntled customer or former employee, the best tool in your arsenal is written records. Remember that as the founder, the things you value trickle down to the other officers, managers, and employees of the company.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 13, 2021

The last thing you want to happen is for your company to get sued by customers, employees, or even the government, for failing to adhere to your legal obligations. From a customer’s perspective, you must also ensure they are safe when they visit your premises. The question is, how can you future-proof your legal obligations?

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View from Seed

JUNE 30, 2022

RH: Who are your customers? Before starting Balletic Foods, Anita was the Director of Outreach at a California-based startup building software for scientists and lab optimization. Anita grew up on a farm in the south of Germany and is now living in Northern California, where Balletic is located. . Would you recommend it? .

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

While the last post was titled “ You Know You’re Getting Close to Your Customers When They Offer You a Job “, this post should probably be titled, “You Know You’re Getting Close to Your Customers When You Offer Them a Job.&# Context here.) To a person they became passionate evangelists and effective marketers.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2017

To contrast, in California, affiliate nexus dictates that out-of-state retailers related to any entity located in California – including those with similar patents or trademark – must collect sales tax. If you have exempt customers, you may have to demonstrate the legitimacy of their purchases. Confused yet?

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Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

New York, California different toilet, same s#@t. Meet the new enterprise customer. He’s a lot like the old enterprise customer. Meet The New Enterprise Customer. When EDS was a customer of ours, they had a $1B annual credit with Computer Associates. Meet the new boss. same as the old boss. The Game, Let Us Live.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. These companies would take our computers and put their name on them and resell them to their customers.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. And it’s a definite win-win for the customers and the manufacturer. Photo Credit: Paul Bowley. 24- Jan Koum.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2012

San-Diego, California-based GoFundMe essentially is a crowdfunding platform that lets someone collect donations for a personal cause or a life event. The site lets users manage their campaigns, thank donors and even communicate with supporters. Enter a website called GoFundMe.com. How successful have they been?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

These are keepsake cards and many of our customers tell us that the recipients frame their cards. 9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. That's when I was struck by the idea: Why not provide a legit B2B customer database that is neither dodgy and nor a bad fit for a business? that add texture.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. That number in the Valley might be closer to 10%.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

A partner allows me the flexibility to miss a session or two (my job as a California Coastal Commissioner meets three days every month up and down the coast of California.) TA’s make managing 60 students working on cases and team projects manageable. Finally our TA’s managed the mentors we had supporting the students.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

The first step was to recruit a new management team. They sold to a set of customers I knew nothing about. After talking to its resellers and customers I realized that SuperMac was the only company that could be described as “fifth in a group of three.” Why they were looking to me to run marketing wasn’t clear. I took the job.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

As a ‘virgin' entrepreneur he managed to power through several sectors to become the king of his castle. This proved to be a huge factor in building strong personal relationships with customers while taking into account intelligent spend management and cost reduction strategies. 10- Terry and Tony Pearce.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

That is very possible given that at the moment, people can buy or sell stocks, manage their funds, pay for services and products via phones, all through internet-based means ( software, mobile apps, etc. ). This company has a platform that allows both small and large businesses to accept payments from customers all over the world. .

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Since every situation is unique, there is no perfect solution to any engineering, customer or competitor problem, and you shouldn’t agonize over trying to find one. An example of a reversible decision could be adding a product feature, a new algorithm in the code, targeting a specific set of customers, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Others associate young companies with a lack of structure, management, and funding. If you are working diligently to gain a valuable customer, you should conduct thorough research on their current practices. In the initial stages of a customer relationship, it is important that you dress to impress both figuratively and literally.

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