Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Over the years we brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. Silicon Valley Transplants.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

She might be a “promoter” of your firm in Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys, a member of several associations that interest you, and an avid social media networker, he explains. Third, they have access — and want to gain more access — to influential networks that contain more buyers like them. Second, they’re eager to tell it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. And do your customer development.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. How did Silicon Valley start?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Introducing Hacking for Defense – Connecting Silicon Valley Innovation Culture and Mindset to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. What do all these groups in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community (DOD/IC) have in common? Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, CIA, NSA. North Korea.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

I gave a keynote on entrepreneurship to MPowered , the student Entrepreneurship Organization, spoke on a panel on Entrepreneurship and the Aerospace Industry, and gave another keynote at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup and A2Geeks , the regional startup network. A Lack of a Startup Culture in the Community.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Based on those results we believe that we can do the same with Diplomacy so working with the State Department’s innovation cell in Silicon Valley we will prototype the Hacking for Diplomacy course at Stanford this fall. (see the final Hacking for Defense class presentations here ). Result: Hell yes. The Educator/Sponsor Class.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Based on those results we believe that we can do the same with Diplomacy so working with the State Department’s innovation cell in Silicon Valley we will prototype the Hacking for Diplomacy course at Stanford this fall. (see the final Hacking for Defense class presentations here ). Result: Hell yes. The Educator/Sponsor Class.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Quickly iterate the product in front of customers. Here’s why.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

As we lead up to the big day, we’re spotlighting speakers who’ll be involved in our hands-on workshops, lightning talks, keynotes, interactive breakout sessions, and other learning and networking events. The customer development theory was an eye opener and gave us the final push to launch this venture.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. They are nerds.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

And you’d like me to do my talk on Customer Development and startups?” “No, we’re the other CIA.” So I gave my “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley ” talk as the keynote to the CIA’s venture capital conference. They were all from somewhere in the intelligence community. So here it is in five parts.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? The core idea behind customer development is that the assumptions you make about a target market are only guesses. Website Analysis.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2016

Before starting Cirrus Insight, Brandon was director of gifts and grants at Maryville College, and operations manager of Rangefire Integrated Networks. Brandon explained how he knew it was time to launch: Brandon : … customers told us that it was ready. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

He also co-founded three companies: a broadcasting network, Air America Media, a solar energy company, Atenergy and a branding agency, Brand Maestro. Here’s how 18F fosters a culture of service: Hillary : The culture has become so ingrained in me and it really is about service (and) community. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Most publishers are still caught up in an outdated “vision vs. metrics&# argument, which is already obsolete here in Silicon Valley. Your creators should always have a simple way to talk to current and potential customers in any segment. For bonus points, make this a paid subscription.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. The scene is the siren song of the innovation community. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20). The scene will kill you.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. Lead Gen: I utilized my friends, professional contacts, and Harvard networks by sending out emails to list serves, reaching out to people, and getting referrals.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2009

But when the targets lit up, the music and chatter would stop, and the communications would get very professional. And during the Cold War it sat side by side with commercial firms in Silicon Valley, with its nondescript sign on the front lawn. Thank you Bill Perry for one hell of a start in Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy. One school of thought is something like: leave startups alone!

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. Spend 20% of your time building a network of advisors that can help you.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. I plan to use the internet as my networking base, and friends as my streettalkers. Especially if you aren’t from around Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2009

Reply steveblank , on April 16, 2009 at 10:36 am Said: Jerry, As Domino’s and Amazon found out this week, social networks can quickly disseminate information faster than most traditional marketing organizations can react. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business? Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

— As a transplanted Silicon Valley VC and now a regional investor, I often get asked, “How do we go about building up our local tech ecosystem?”. In addition to technical and entrepreneurial talent, a region also needs experienced executive talent with industry appropriate backgrounds and personal networks. University.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply steveblank , on September 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm said: Greg, The Google Group “Lean Startup Circle&# at [link] is a wonderful repository of Customer Development/Lean Startup success and failure. It’s more reference material. Thus, these pages. I’ll add more as time goes on.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Social networking. Ning Communities. share Powerpoints and docs with customers. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. On-line Communities. Codeacademy. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank. SW Courses. Part 1- Intro.

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