Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Customer Development We were starting Epiphany, my last company. Our competitor was executing on hypotheses we had developed 9 months ago, and their strategy remained static. For our tech project (and likely others in our field) the value is in accurately predicting platforms and information channels in the next 6months-1 year.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Paired with our rapid incubation system for small cap private companies on their way to becoming public, as a FIRST step for growth funding, rather than as a last step for exit ROI, it's easy to see why the system we initially developed for Angel Investors is fast becoming a viable option for Venture Capital firms, as well.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Apple Declared "Marketer of the Decade" This iPhone 4 Costs $8 Million Next Apple Event Goes "Back to the Mac" View More » Mobile Starbucks Stores in New York Now Acce. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View more jobs » Daniel Stoica Awesome Post! Here' the article: [link] Seriously, thanks.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View Comments Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO] View Comments Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed View Comments Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich View Comments PHP, MySQL & AJAX Developer at Comentum Corp. How long that will last is another question entirely.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Apple Declared "Marketer of the Decade" This iPhone 4 Costs $8 Million Next Apple Event Goes "Back to the Mac" View More » Mobile Starbucks Stores in New York Now Acce. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Jobs Ruby on Rails Developer at Mashable (. Here' the article: [link] Seriously, thanks.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

There’s also a searchable service section with advice on logo design, website development and a service request board if you prefer that providers come to you. Apple Declared "Marketer of the Decade" This iPhone 4 Costs $8 Million Next Apple Event Goes "Back to the Mac" View More » Mobile Starbucks Stores in New York Now Acce.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Names based on rhymes (TopShop, T-Mobile HotSpot), repetition ( Bebo , Lala ), and alliteration ( Firefox , BlackBerry ) tend to be memorable. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! You can also use poetic devices to ensure the names stick.

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

As mobile applications continue to gain popularity, more white-label mobile app deals are popping up. And while both the startup and the large company will certainly contract with respect to intellectual property asset ownership, an asset that may be overlooked is the ownership of the white-label mobile app’s users.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube).

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

As mobile applications continue to gain popularity, more white-label mobile app deals are popping up. And while both the startup and the large company will certainly contract with respect to intellectual property asset ownership, an asset that may be overlooked is the ownership of the white-label mobile app’s users.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

This means that our products take a lot of time and money to develop, and might have slow adoption rates. Snap has introduced a panoply of well-regarded features over the years: stories, face and location filters, memories, discovery channels, etc. This actually works in Snap’s favor. Amazon has continually laddered up. Back to Snap.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

So if you want to be a content producer and want to make money you can develop content for global “niches” of watchers who might like: Japanese Anime, South Korean drama, Bollywood productions, reality TV on any topic – fashion, cooking, travel. It was loaded on the channel of Hi I’m Rawn , a long-time YouTuber.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2018

While Walmart hasn’t acquired in this area yet, its internal initiatives and IP show interest. Allbirds’ expanding appeal, range of products, and distribution channels could attract Walmart. By acquiring Boxed, Walmart would strengthen its focus on mobile commerce for millennials — comparable to its acquisition of Jet.com.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). Their initial customer segment were upwardly mobile professionals with $2-10K discretionary purchases/year (excluding travel,) and their revenue model was affiliate program fees. Any IP you need to license?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Native applications resolve some of these issues but bring their own baggage—development costs, platform irregularities, download requirements, update needs, and issues with search indexability. Mobile sites get more visitors, but apps fare better for engagement and conversion rates: comScore Mobile Metrix, U.S,

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

I’ll discuss what skills you’ll need, how to write your requirements, how to source developers and designers, how much to budget, how to agree a development contract, how to manage your vendors, how to plan your release, all the documentation youll need, and much more. What is bootstrapping?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2016

Pokémon Go is a mobile gaming application based on the Nintendo Pokémon franchise of the 90’s. To put that into context, Clash Royal (which is among the biggest recent hits in mobile gaming) is currently estimated to be making around $350,000 per day on iOS, according to SensorTower’s data. Ok, so what exactly IS Pokémon GO? .

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2022

And for example, dandy lines, those geo geodesic domes of seeds are held up in the air and those seeds are so magnificently mobile. And that really means just forming partnerships with, with people who could bring you to, to other to new clients, let's say, or open up new sales channels. We see those. Then you’ll love Zapier.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This code convergence effort was supposed to save Microsoft substantial development time, and also - they tried to convince themselves - improve the offering since Word would have the same features on every platform. BBC MOBILE – Alex Pressland. Legal wasn't used to distribution via IP enabled devices.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

In 2020, smart home and building automation platform iRidium mobile wanted to land bigger clients and announce new products. Snowflake decides which channels to use according to industry verticals and where their buyers are likely to be. Schneider Electric (SE) had several ABM campaigns spread across multiple siloed channels.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. The device is compact and lightweight and attaches easily to any handheld camera.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JUNE 11, 2012

In 2009 I wrote a guest post at Industry Gamers about why social gaming is so attractive to investors , where I talked about the three key elements oin gaming: Development, Distribution and Discovery. Much has changed since 2009, and browser (including social) and mobile games are the two hottest areas in gaming right now.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Optimize Your Forms for Mobile Using the Correct Mobile Form Markup. For most sites, at least 1 in 3 form submissions come from a mobile device. Here are a few lesser-known tips you can use to improve your form conversion rates on mobile. Use mobile input types to display the correct mobile keypad.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption. For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. (We’ll cover “ corporate moonshots ” in a subsequent post.). Does it become a new division? Does it get spun out?

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I had taken classes on IP, first-mover advantage, etc. If we werent careful about this, our IP claims would be worthless. Ill help with product development ideas, offer feedback, make intros to investors (if I would myself invest.)--anything I started my first internet company while getting my MBA. But what was really going on?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

From Strategy to Development Whether you are out-sourcing or developing in-house there are two ways to build a system: Give your developers a rough idea of what to build and keep iterating the design as they build it; Give your developers detailed documentation of what to build.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. The way I do it.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

SEO, as relevant as MySpace and Google Buzz in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century mobile marketing era. Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. Today in Mobile. Mobile Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Flag this comment.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2015

More and more, my obsession and appreciation for voice over IP (VoIP) and hosted PBX grew. Mobile devices are an integral part of our lives and an essential tool to running a successful business. At University, I had similar ventures and started a software company with a professor to teach stock traders virtually how to trade.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. Wintegra, founded in 2000, has 165 employees with the majority of its R&D development team located in Ra’anana, Israel, and Austin, Texas.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t Twilio : Need to call/txt get a phone number from your web/mobile application?

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