Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Part 4 of the Customer Development Manifesto to follow.

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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. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. in Computer Science.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

Canoo, an EV startup based in California that debuted its futuristic-looking electric van in 2021 , is having a hard time making ends meet. A: Canoo is an electric vehicle (EV) startup based in California that debuted its electric van in 2021. Q: What vehicles is Canoo developing? Q: Who founded Canoo?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Business development isn’t just a buzzword. But what exactly is business development? Expert Helen Mohsenzadeh explains that from budgeting and planning strategy to networking with potential partners, there are endless possibilities for executing effective business development processes within a company!

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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. Customer Development Without Agile Engineering Is A Plan For Failure. Solution : Get engineering buy-in by.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building.

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Startup Company Lawyer

APRIL 15, 2010

On April 7, 2010, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued an opinion letter addressing the requirements employers must meet in order to have unpaid interns in compliance with California law. The DLSE’s new opinion letter concluded that all six criteria also must be satisfied in California.

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blog.socaltech.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I’ve covered this topic many times before, but I keep coming back to it, because everytime I turn around I’m talking with both startups and established companies in Southern California who are telling me they are looking for technical talent to join their company. Buy a Mac and get Apple’s iOS development SDK.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

Design and construction cost – the enforcement of strict building codes at different levels of governance coupled by the need to reduce building design and construction cost is fueling the development of green buildings across the US and the rest of the world. Distinguished entrepreneur, Rusty Tweed is a strong proponent of renewable energy.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

A capacity building grant is often used with words such as organizational development or institution building. Simply put, a capacity building grant is a sum of money that a foundation offers to a nonprofit to work on new strategies, develop competencies, and improve processes and systems to improve efficiency. The Eisner Foundation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

The most successful entrepreneurs have always used the realities of the environment around them as a basis for exploring opportunities and developing new ideas that actually provide value for people and are structured to create profit. Professional business services.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 4, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a California startup company called Alef Automotive the first-ever airworthiness permit for a fully electric flying car that is capable of both flying and driving on roads. This milestone event marks the beginning of a new era in the transportation industry.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Also, people in the chemical sector use several digital products and services developed during the past ten years. Knowde was established in 2017 in San Jose, California, by Ali Amin-Javaheri (caesium inc). One can create RFQs, respond to customers for offers, develop their product portfolio, and network with each other.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

We are at a point in world history in which much of the current growth in the developed world is unsustainable. A huge example of this is playing out right now in California. the electric provider for the vast majority of Northern California, has not been responsible for proper maintenance on their power lines and facilities.

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YFS Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2018

million-sf expansion to the University of Southern California campus and marks the largest development project in the university’s history. The recently completed USC Village brings a 15-acre, 1.25 The $700 million project provides an additional 2,500 beds and 100,000 sf of retail space to the Trojan campus.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

And then there’s New York-based Lemonade, the most recent insurtech startup to make its way into California. With so many industries experiencing disruption, there is a scramble within the insurance business to develop new products to cover risks that weren’t even on the radar screen a few years ago. But there’s more.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

ZenBusiness helps entrepreneurs form an LLC, as well as provides access to tools for banking and insurance, invoicing and payments, accounting and taxes, and website development. photography and design) Polling the Customers ZenBusiness polled roughly 500 customers to look at a host of factors relating to their businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

California-based executive search and technical recruiting firm Riviera Partners recently crunched some numbers by aggregating salary figures from the highest paying tech companies and from a recent report covering the correlation of tech skills in demand and expected salary ranges. It’s a great time to be a developer.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 6, 2019

Roundup is an herbicide that was developed by the agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto in the 1970s. Here are 4 companies that have faced legal action due to the distribution of a toxic or otherwise dangerous product. Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide. Takata’s Airbags.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2019

I was honored to give the commencement speech at the University of California Santa Cruz, right down the road from the ranch. Rather than my usual talks about innovation and entrepreneurship I shared a few lessons learned after serving seven years as a public official on the California Coastal Commission.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

Software development is an ongoing project. We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We A recent user community meetup at Kajabi’s offices in Irvine, California. Kajabi’s team is excited about the platform’s latest developments.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 1, 2009

I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal. And perhaps to stimulate new connections.

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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. Filed under: Customer Development.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2018

They spend a lot of time, effort and resources on developing a business plan, and even more time and effort on raising capital, finding the right people and developing strategic partners. California and Massachusetts have state minimum taxes, whereas states such as Alabama and Tennessee impose franchise tax based on capital/equity.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Like over in California, competition here is hot, and demand for high-tech innovation from food, climate tech, and agri-tech is constantly growing. Lagos (Nigeria) and Cape Town (South Africa) The African continent has rapidly developed its startup ecosystem in the last few decades.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

While all the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ), Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, each of their journeys was unique. This all-star team of 4 undergraduates and a JD/MBA developed new ways to provide logistical support to maritime forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Since then, more than $30 million in SBIR funds have enabled iRobot to conduct 33 research initiatives to develop new sensors and other robot capability enhancements. Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally. Columbus Technologies and Services — To NASA and beyond.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Most of the costs incurred by Microsoft in developing new versions of Windows involve paying engineers to write software codes. This article was first posted in The Financialist.].

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2017

Even though you know intellectually that it’s possible to grow and achieve success, chances are you are struggling with some roadblocks in your path that prevent you from sowing those seeds of self-development. What are the skills that you can develop, the habits you can improve, or the attitudes that can be enhanced?

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SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

Founder Dating Los Angeles LA Demo Day Startups Uncensored Tech Cofounder Dating Los Angeles TechCoastAngels Online Events Venice Tech Entrepreneurs Downtown Startups LA Startup Nights Santa Barbara Startup Weekend Silicon Beach Fest Silicon Beach Startups Los Angeles Startup Weekend Hollywood Hackday Startup Weekend Los Angeles LA Tech Happy Hour (..)

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2020

The company develops wearable protection for the elderly who have a certain disability or deficiency. This is one of the ideal products the company develops for people who cannot walk or might get into an injury by falling or due to reckless movement. Here are a few startups that you can have a look at: Active Protective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Entrepreneurs who search for real pain points, and build solutions around them, have the best chance of changing the world. Some kind of natural or man-made disaster.

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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., Develop an incident response plan: Your plan should outline the steps the organization will take if there is a data breach or cyberattack and test it periodically.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It may also be challenging to ensure these systems maintain an organization’s cultural integrity, though AI innovators are increasingly exploring the development of traditionally “human traits” ( such as empathy ) in AI, which may equip emerging systems to serve as more effective leaders.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Times Square Strategy discussion I had with Eric Ries , was still top of mind, so instead of my standard Customer Development lecture , I offered my thoughts on: the origin of Customer Development, where we are today, and where does Customer Development go, and how you can help get it there.

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