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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Compressing the Product Development Cycle. In the past, the time to build a first product release was measured in months or even years as startups executed the founder’s vision of what customers wanted. Starting now.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

The second thing that’s changed is that we’re now Compressing the Product Development Cycle. In the 20 th century startups I was part of, the time to build a first product release was measured in years as we turned out the founder’s vision of what customers wanted. China has simply become the factory.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Next, you have to deal with the daily crisis of product development and acquiring early customers. And here’s where life gets really interesting, as the reality of product development and customer input collide, the facts change so rapidly that the original well-thought-out business plan becomes irrelevant.

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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Great for visualizing work of product development. Sourcing in China. Smart China Sourcing. Customer Development. India Israel. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. Codeacademy. SW Courses.