Steve Blank

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Not only the theorists but constituents for customer development, or with Main Street businesses and local constituents. We need to know what sweet spots for customer development work best with zoom and that don’t work best with zoom. That access is really pushed out to everybody now, to a much, much increased attendance.

Lean 399

Lean Community San Jose Africa 399

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 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

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 60

Advertising San Francisco Media Continuous Deployment 60

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 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

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 94

Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco 94

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. Getting things done in Washington, he says, is a challenge: Javier : … For things to get done, the politics is something that was very difficult to get used to. ….

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

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 167

San Francisco Lean Analytics Continuous Deployment 167

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 74

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 74

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 60

San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean DC 60

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 158

.Net Operations San Francisco Lean 158

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 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68