Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We just held our eleventh session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Email readers, continue here…] It is the board, made up of individual members, that is responsible for the care and maintenance of the corporate person.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

He headed to the local community college to take some general classes and get ready to restart. He even invited readers to choose the field for his new startup. Advice Monkey started to attract more visitors, but it still didn’t bring in any money, because Neil hadn’t planned the business structure properly. Try, Try Again.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2022

Key Takeaway: How do you write a book that readers rave about? The answer to that question follows a simple, yet powerful philosophy: Reader First. When you learn how to put your reader first at every stage of book development, writing, and editing, you can create the connection and trust required to transform their lives.

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SMS Software Review New York Networking 72

YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2016

What is the most important thing you want readers to learn from the book? We met in the front row of a history class at the University of California. Jodi can read through all that “raw material” and choose the best lines and paragraphs that are going to help readers Get Momentum! . Ask for help. How did the two of you meet?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2015

Here are just a few of the benefits I’ve experienced after I became an avid reader: Unlimited Learning Potential. No class will ever prepare you to tackle the many obstacles and challenges of running your own business. I’ve learned more from reading than I learned in my MBA classes – and that’s a fact. Learning from the Best.

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Audio Leadership Global Finance 100

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] And the third predictable crisis is…. And, as you grow, the same class of problems returns but with a larger scale and more urgent cry for attention – and more ruinous if not solved. quality control. Know these three and plan for them.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here is a class of investor we’ve covered before, one usually focused upon you and less upon your business case. There are other classes of equity investors for small or early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. This class of investor typically writes checks from $50,000 to $250,000. Friends and family investors.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 11, 2024

Email readers, continue here…] Some board members find themselves debating whether there should be an expansion from five to seven, from seven to nine or more to allow for such a mixture of protective seats created by the investment documents and balance with outside board members. How about the size of the board?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 9, 2011

It’s not bad; most are sincere, and even those blatant marketing ploys requesting me to “review this fantastic new book that’s so relevant to your readers who are aching to read it&# are professional, direct, and come bearing gifts (even if it is just a free book).

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Creating content for this keyword gives Campaign Monitor the chance to make a good first impression and incentivize readers to learn more about what they offer. The offer of a free sample pack and “exclusive bonus content” act as incentives to make the reader want to find out more. Using video helps to grab attention. Image source.

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Customer Marketing Social Media CPA 140

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2016

The Luddites would ruin machinery by “throwing a spanner in the works” (or a monkey wrench to the American reader). In order to combat the losses of traditional jobs we invested in education and training and public infrastructure that enabled the growth of the middle class. It’s actually more complicated than that.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Culture is not the perks you give in the office like free pizza or weekly Yoga classes. I’ll take the opportunity to wish readers of this blog a Shana Tova u Metukah ?? Culture dictates how people behave and what values they hold dear when they aren’t being watched. Are we about to experience a flood in funding in 2023?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2019

That’s all to say, don’t waste the reader’s (the customer’s) time. That’s the strategy DrunkMall used with the squirrel costume, telling a story with the reader as the protagonist. For certain classes of products (expensive skis), features remain an invaluable part of a product description.

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Product Technical Review eCommerce Software Review 127

Hearpreneur

MARCH 12, 2020

While we researched world-class communities all over the globe, we discovered there are people who connect certain stakeholders but not as one large community. Anything else additional you want to tell our readers? We do our events in unique venues like biker bars and hockey arenas, building onto the innovative experience.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A restaurant business plan is not the midterm essay you wrote in college for that class you didn’t care about. Use this opportunity to reel your readers in, show them you are passionate and knowledgeable about the industry, and that you mean business. See Also: Restaurant Business Startup Guide. Mistake #1: Putting in minimal effort.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Martha McSally (06:20): Well, you know, I grew up a youngest of five kids in a upper middle class family. And when I got there, I found out I was in the ninth class with women at the Air Force Academy. I just feel like I've had some unique experiences and you know, the reader may never fly in a a 10 jet. I was motion sick.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

and they’re graduating in droves: the Millennials grew up with technology at their fingertips and they have, no doubt, taken a college class or two on how to leverage internet phenomena like social media. But, don’t forget to look around the corner because your new competition has arrived. Heck, they’re even majoring in it!

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 21, 2012

PDF Reader Pro : One of the all-time best-rated apps for business, the PDF Reader Pro lets you view and scan PDFs smoothly and quickly. Financial Essentials For Not-for-profit Managers : Here’s an app for something your MBA classes may not cover. Catch up from anywhere with this indispensible free app.

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VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

I’m writing today to share my recommendations with all who have enquired, and with the broader group of VC Cafe readers. 3) In his class CS183 , on startup conception , launch, scaling, and growing of a successful tech company, valley investor Peter Thiel referred to two different decks for the same company.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 31, 2013

For example, I find my iPad Mini to be a far superior e-reader than a full-sized tablet since the size and weight make it easy to hold with one hand. A bad ecosystem outcome is if small tablets create yet another class of experience that software developers have to consider. quick emails), etc.

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Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2016

The competition back then wasn’t other spreadsheet templates, but books, classes, and blank spreadsheets that people could program. Spare your readers proof of how good you are at gathering information, and give them only the information they need and will use. But I never for a second thought I didn’t have competition.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This past weekend I had the great pleasure to speak with an Executive MBA class at GA State on the topic of, what else, entrepreneurship. If you’re a consistent reader of my stuff, then you might be tired of me talking about Purpose. I’m a pretty massive reader. So I gave a talk the other day….

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Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2023

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. Email readers, continue here…] By 2024, at least ninety percent of the global population will have regular Internet access. Thought so. That is six-tenths of one percent of the world’s population.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2023

The last money has the first say – in valuation and in sometimes forcing draconian terms that require prior investors to contribute a proportional new investment to retain a semblance of their original rights and avoid dilution or worse yet, involuntary conversion to a lower class of stock. The newest investor has the power.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I ultimately finished that MBA program while working full-time and with a newborn child, whom I brought to class with me.). I’m researching at the same time I’m engaging with readers. Life may seem busy, but it always seems busy. That alone isn’t a reason to avoid taking on a new project. (I I noticed that Gifford worked all the time.

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Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

How To Build A World-Class Design Portfolio | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1uDPSu7. This looks to be a phenomenal MUST HAVE app for anyone blind or who has trouble seeing … KNFB Reader – crowdspring.co/YZkZHk. How to Effectively Communicate With Different Brain Types – crowdspring.co/1riIUvZ.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2020

In the past there was a small leisure class and a large working class. The leisure class enjoyed advantages for which there was no basis in social justice […] It contributed nearly the whole of what we call civilization. Without the leisure class mankind would never have emerged from barbarism.”.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Readers of VC Cafe know I’ve been following the developments in this space for the past couple of years, but it feels like we’ve stepped up the pace of ‘ creative automation ‘ over the past few months. Natalie Monobiot, “ Is AI making the creative class obsolete? But they are about to get very empowered.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Video Architecture 204

Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2016

Email readers, continue here…] John asked the same questions, but for very different reasons. Federal and state governments have what is called “Protected Classes.” Which classes apply to your company and the applicant are surely questions for a qualified attorney. Bob believes immigrants are lazy.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Chipotle’s founder, chef Steve Ells, originally wanted to launch a high-class, fine-dining restaurant. What’s the one piece of advice you hope readers take from your book? I hope readers take away a realistic expectation of what starting a company is really like. What has this brand done differently?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 28, 2014

In order to ensure completeness, I find it useful to include criteria from the following sub-divisions when hiring executives: Will the executive be world class at running the function? The firs step is to write down what you want. Is the executive outstanding operationally?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Some rules about stock options and phantom stock: [Email readers, continue here…] The real insight here is that stock options or phantom stock are the tools of early-stage businesses used to attract great talent when there is not enough cash to pay market rates. How about multiple classes of stock?

Equity 62

Equity Stock Options Vesting Early Stage 62

ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2017

That’s all to say, don’t waste the reader’s (the customer’s) time. That’s the strategy DrunkMall used with the squirrel costume, telling a story with the reader as the protagonist. For certain classes of products (expensive skis), features remain an invaluable part of a product description.

Product 104

Product Technical Review Trinidad SEO 104

ConversionXL

JULY 27, 2015

Form accessibility is described as “their accessibility to people who use screen readers or keyboards.” If content is easier to access for screen readers, it is also easier for search engines to read and index. Note: I’ll refer to screen readers several times in this post. of screen reader users have JavaScript enabled.

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Conversion Software Review Technical Review HTML 48

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Email readers, continue here…] But – before or after that ninety-day line – surprisingly, in post-exit interviews after emotions have dissipated, most former employees (who were handled respectfully during the separation process) and most managers will agree that the move should have been made sooner.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 10, 2011

In fact, I hope longtime readers will recognize these as the exact same mistakes that afflict us as entrepreneurs when we try to hold ourselves and our teams accountable. The class debuts in a few weeks. The class also requires that the students explore – and master – some specific tools and techniques that entrepreneurs use every day.

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