Customer Development, Japan and Media

China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

Programming

Programming Technical Review SBIR China

China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

Programming

Programming Technical Review SBIR China

China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The Chinese Social Media Landscape diagram below from Resonance does a great job of illustrating the players in the Chinese market. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

China

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property

China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The Chinese Social Media Landscape diagram below from Resonance does a great job of illustrating the players in the Chinese market. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

China

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property

Introduction to Growth Hacking for Startups

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Retention - Users come back to the site through emails, social media and stay active with product features (“you’ve got a message”). Customer Development Labs recently shared a great experiment on using mTurk to interview 100 customers in 4 hours for less than $200. Your startup could be big in Japan!

API

API Viral Startup Retention

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger

Thank you

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Expo Intensive rocked, the mainstream media has started writing about the Lean Startup, and - most of all - the movement continues to grow and evolve. When I first encountered customer development , it was considered pure lunacy by mainstream entrepreneurs and VCs. Steve Blank has been a mentor to me for several years.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger

Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Each of these four currencies represents a way for a customer to “pay&# for services from a company. A great product enables customers, developers, partners, and even competitors to exchange their unique currencies in combinations that lead to financial success for the company that organizes them. Sorry about that.)

Customer

Customer San Francisco Viral Lean

Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. For established media empires, this is a scary fact.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution

The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

The response so far has been nothing short of overwhelming, and I want to especially thank those of you who participated in the survey and customer validation exercise that helped shape this event. Twitter about it or post it to a social media site? For now, Id like to ask a favor. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review

Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and media buyers

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and media buyers I see lots of startups whose business plans revolve around selling high-value ad space to brand advertisers. Big-time media buying is a complex ecosystem that includes many entrenched players.

Advertising

Advertising San Francisco Media Continuous Deployment

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 18: Sarah Calhoun and Steve Sims

Steve Blank

JANUARY 29, 2016

I was … flying to Macau and flying up to Japan to … try and find the coolest places. Everyone was in the media going, “Oh, that’s so exclusive. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show. ” “Do you know people in London?” ” . If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Monaco San Francisco Cofounder

Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Worries from the garage One of the worries I hear from entrepreneurs (not just my students) is that Customer Development means getting out of the building and sharing what you are working on. My co-founder, head of business development and I were in Japan raising money. Once it almost mattered. Fast forward nine months.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley RSS Startup California

Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Do some Customer Development instead. We used social media to get alpha users as outlined here during Feburary. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Help you raise money. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help.

San Francisco

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage

Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

It requires separating the product launch from the marketing launch (see Dont Launch ) as well as other staple Lean Startup tactics: minimum viable product, split-testing, customer development and the pivot. SlideShare asked customers what they had expected in the product; the responses were often literal descriptions.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Analytics Continuous Deployment

Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Our online media company is small, we have 6 employees, great proven leaders, great talent, great cashflow. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? I came out of the university at a relatively young age and I was recruited out of my lab by a startup.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco

Lessons Learned office hours

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2009

The first event is January 21, and is being put on by Dealmaker Media as part of their Strategy Series events: In the Trenches: Cutting Costs in a Tight Economy. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? There are no canned presentations, so you can come set the agenda.

San Francisco

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC

Lessons Learned: The lean startup at UC Berkeley Haas School of.

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The customer is unknown, the product is unknown, and startups must be built to learn. It represents the triumph of learning, over the naive startup creation myths we read about in the media. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? IMVU learned to learn.

Lean

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC

Lessons Learned: Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to.

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

The SOCIALtalty scoring methodology is the Net Promoter score for the new digital age measuring a company's use of social media to become more customer centric. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? What is customer development?

.Net

.Net Operations San Francisco Lean

Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Customers and prospects are overwhelmed by the number of media and companies clamoring for their attention. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? If your launch is not immediately successful, you quickly fall into oblivion. On the App Store, the same dynamic is in play.

San Francisco

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM

From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

Technical Review

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review

StartUpRoar

China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Trending Sources

China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Introduction to Growth Hacking for Startups

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Thank you

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Business ecology and the four customer currencies

Marching through quicksand

The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Getting educated about advertising, agencies, and media buyers

Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 18: Sarah Calhoun and Steve Sims

Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?

Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium

Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Lessons Learned office hours

Lessons Learned: The lean startup at UC Berkeley Haas School of.

Lessons Learned: Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to.

Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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