Customer Customer Development Lean Public Relations 
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.
Steve Blank
APRIL 5, 2017
I was having coffee with the CEO of a new startup, listening to her puzzle through how to communicate to potential customers. I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. Painful and invaluable” was her reply.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 28, 2014
VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). Chief Brand Officer.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). Chief Brand Officer.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development.
Gust
APRIL 20, 2014
VCs and Angel investors like to see a startup that is running lean and mean, with no more than three or four of the conventional C-level or VP titles. This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). Chief Brand Officer.
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