Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

Simulation to Reduce Invention Risk If you’re in a vertical where “invention risk” is dominant, then you want to do everything you can to manage and reduce those risks. But however you do it, in companies with invention risk you want to simulate as much of process as possible, as early as possible.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Technology | Tagged: Customer Development , Early Stage Startup , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Steve Blank « SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent and Values Story Behind “The Secret History” Part IV: Library Hours at an Undisclosed Location » 17 Responses Michael F.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times Ardent would be my third technology company as a VP of Marketing (Convergent Technologies and MIPS Computers were the other two.) It was my ex boss from Convergent Technologies, “Steve we’ve all just resigned from Convergent and we’re starting a new company.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Opportunity for Technology to Add Value. In many marketplaces, the technology offering greatly enhances the user experience. They have overlaid this data with maps and search technology that provide remarkable richness to the home buyer. This gives you a huge head start when it comes to tipping the marketplace. Payment Flow.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. We’ve managed startups like this forever; there is no other way to manage them.” Blog at WordPress.com.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. Very cool concept, designed by an energy scientist, upon which J.J. Mava Consulting.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I think Customer Development (iterative model) helps by putting a strong thought in the mind (at a very early stage) that you could be wrong unless the customer agrees; this helps the mind to be more receptive. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

This could be useful information for those that want to get involved with a early stage start-up and want to evaluate it but not necessarily for funding. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. These questions I know will be on top of the list that VC’s will ask.&# What are all the important questions that a VC will or should ask?

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Someone from your company has to be designated the official competitive intelligence officer for this show. Everyone should have a chance to walk the floor looking for deals, technology, distribution, customers, etc. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. One of them is a loser. It isn’t going to be your booth.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

But ultimately great people drive the ideas and Highland Capital is proactive in reaching out to entrepreneurs even at early stages. He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. 37:00-40:30).

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. GSD Capital. “ GSD Capital partners with early-stage SaaS founders to fund growth initiatives. We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Bigfoot Capital. Key elements: . “We

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

One can even make the case that getting Market Type right is the most valuable thing a marketer can do to add value and affect success in an early stage venture. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. This a hard concept and even harder to implement. Blog at WordPress.com.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!” link] Nivi. People copy success, not ideas.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2009

Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Customer Development This strategy of starting on faith, and quickly turning them into facts is the core of the Customer Development process. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

And even more importantly, was there any way to reduce risk in early stage ventures? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. This product development diagram had become part of the DNA of Silicon Valley. So much so that after I started teaching I’d ask, “Can anybody recognize this model of startups? Blog at WordPress.com.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. —– Reformation Partners is a new investment firm founded by three partners who spun out of FirstMark Capital ($3B AUM firm which was an early investor in Shopify, Pinterest, and Riot Games). 20% initial ownership.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2009

It’s not something I’ve heard often from those in the technology sphere. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Every potential startup founder should think about their level of comfort operating in chaos and uncertainty. It may not be for you. If you can do that you may find a clearer playing field. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. That’s why early stage companies aren’t run by accountants with spreadsheets. Get a blog at WordPress.com Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Yet the processes that early-stage companies were using were identical to that of large corporations. Reply Amir Khella , on February 19, 2010 at 11:02 pm Said: Steve, This is truly one of the best business (and design) books I’ve read in a while. Simply this: startups are not small versions of large companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

And now I think it's definitely through technology, through, you know, a lot of advances in opportunities. And I think you're right, you touched on the advent of technology surrounding publishing, as well as all the different things you can do now as a self-published author, as it relates to, you know, distribution channels.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Customer Development Model Customer Development is designed to solve the problems of the Product Development model I described in the four previous posts. doing more to teach sales and product design. With sales and product design, however, I just wonder how much can be taught with limited [.]

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Verticals Are Different I began to realize that entrepreneurs (and their professors) act like every vertical market and industry has the same set of rules. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets. Just for discussion, the markets I chose were: Web 2.0,

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. What are Early Stage VC’s Really Asking? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Knowing this venture firms have come up with a canonical checklist of what they would like to see.

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Steve Blank

JULY 9, 2009

In previous companies I could talk about technology details and how the product features could solve a customers problem. Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley was an Oxymoron A key premise of our new company was that our video compression and authoring technology would revolutionize how games were made and played.

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Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2009

Design your graphics, pre-show promotion, literature and show directory advertising around your focused message and theme. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. If you think you are going to offend your customers or embarrass your engineering organization, get out of the marketing department. Plus tips on overall trade show strategy.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , SuperMac | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Early Stage Startup « Killing Innovation with Corner Cases and Consensus The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II Movie was Wrong » 7 Responses David , on April 23, 2009 at 8:58 am Said: Excellent!

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 10, 2012

These are areas that have historically seen much slower adoption of technology and much less leverage from the internet. These conditions may have been technology limitations, market limitations, or just resistance to technology adoption by buyers and end users. In our own portfolio, we’ve made a few investments here.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

The Product Development Diagram Emerging early in the twentieth century, this product-centric model described a process that evolved in manufacturing industries. It was adopted by the consumer packaged goods industry in the 1950s and spread to the technology business in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. Technology changes, culture changes, customer needs change, more agile competitors emerge, etc. Clayton Christensen describes this brilliantly in the Innovators Dilemma.)

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The Customer Development Model is designed to minimize the risk of launching a product for a market that does not exist. I see a lot of early-stage entrepreneurs waste too much time chasing money rather than figuring this out first. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

Zilog produced one of the first 8-bit microprocessors , the Z-80 (competing at the time with Intel’s 8080 , Motorola 6800, and MOS Technology 6502.) I was hired as a training instructor to teach microprocessor system design for the existing Z-80 family and to write a new course for Zilog’s soon to be launched 16-bit processor, the Z-8000.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Whether you’re pivoting in the early days because you haven’t yet found product-market fit, or you’re pivoting by reinventing yourself later on, all companies – if they’re going to become and stay successful – are going to have to pivot. Every successful technology company has repeatedly reinvented itself.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Reply Dan Hodgins , on November 13, 2009 at 1:12 am Said: Hi Steve, Just listened to your “Retooling Early Stage Development&# for about the 10th time tonight as I was cleaning my room. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. This is my new favorite post on your blog. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Video Games At SuperMac , Peter Barrett was the witty and creative 24-year old Australian engineer who had designed several of our most successful products, culminating with the software for the Video Spigot. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. I had no idea what I wanted to do next, and would get paid to think about it?

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