Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

A business model guides an organization to create and deliver products/service and make money from it. It describes the product/service, who is it for, what channel sells/deliver it, how demand is created, how does the company make money, etc. StageGate Process. Corporate KPI’s, Policy and Procedures: Innovation Killers.

IRR 335

IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Compensation decisions obviously affect hiring and retention. They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Your Product Plan must fit into context of your overall business mission.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Initial developer: partner or hired?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

"OMG we spend mmm millions on TV, Radio and Magazines trying to create demand by interrupting people. For the most part we don't even know if they care about us, our products or our ecosystem. First, the company deemphasizes short term win — installs — and emphasizes the long term win — retention.

Metrics 152

Metrics Analytics Search Channel 152

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. on demand billing and fraud management. Great for visualizing work of product development. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Legal, Equity, etc. SEO Keyword Analysis Tool.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53