Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
In 2006, as a new employee of the Fortune 100 provider of wireless technology and services, San Diego’s Qualcomm , I volunteered to salvage a fledging idea management system (fancy term for an online suggestion box) by turning into a comprehensive corporate entrepreneurship program. The design challenge. ———-.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
In 2006, as a new employee of the Fortune 100 provider of wireless technology and services, San Diego’s Qualcomm , I volunteered to salvage a fledging idea management system (fancy term for an online suggestion box) by turning into a comprehensive corporate entrepreneurship program. The design challenge. ———-.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. Being profitable allows you degrees of freedom you don’t have when you rely upon other people’s money. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different.
Version One Ventures
APRIL 30, 2013
Manufacturing innovations like 3D printing support quicker and cheaper prototyping and design. The reality is that few venture capitalists are ready to write a check to a hardware startup today, and it’s not all due to the risk. Here’s the advice I give these teams who are navigating the tough world of hardware financing.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. Yet I can’t help thinking there are many predictable failures that come from a lack of basic planning.
cdixon.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Darnell – If a back-end tech guy can copy it, you probably need to build the business idea more.
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 20, 2014
With no team and no technical expertise Matt was planning to find a team and build out some product before starting to raise some seed money. We worked with Matt to design interview questionnaires and coached him on interviewing technique. TRUSTPILOT REVIEW. USER RESEARCH. THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN FOUNDER AND TEAM.
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