VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

Ditch the business plan and when assumptions are proven wrong, pivot Customer Development: Build a product your customers want (vs. what you think they might need) by talking to customers and testing every aspect of the product features, pricing, etc. Capital resources alone don’t do the trick.

Lean 214

Lean Seed Capital Startup Burn Rate 214

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

A company developing software would have to buy computers and license software from other companies and hire the staff to run and maintain it. Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. Entrepreneurship as It’s Own Management Science.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

A company developing software would have to buy computers and license software from other companies and hire the staff to run and maintain it. Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. VCs have now ceded more control to founders.

Restful 222

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. I’m a web designer but I need to find a dependable software developer to team with. A few nuggets. 1) Hire A’s.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44