Distribution Incubator Lean Silicon Valley 
Steve Blank
AUGUST 5, 2010
Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Here’s why.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 3, 2014
— Its been three and a half years since I first designed and taught the Lean LaunchPad class and lots of water has gone under the bridge since then. Like in all our Lean Launchpad classes we teach a combination of theory coupled with intense and immersive experiential learning outside the classroom. Massive pivot.
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Steve Blank
JULY 29, 2016
The future is here it’s just distributed unevenly – Silicon Valley view of tech adoption. The threat is here it’s just distributed unevenly – A2/AD and the aircraft carrier. The threat is here; it’s just distributed unevenly – A2/AD and the aircraft carrier. If you haven’t, read part 1 first.).
Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2016
Silicon Valley’s pay-it-forward culture means that others will help when you’re starting up. Looking to create their accelerator/incubator, Wayne and seven other founders rented a Silicon Valley house together one summer. Their first product aims to make meetings more productive.
500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
note: apologies in advance for the west coast bias; i’m in silicon valley). First Round became a very active investor in consumer internet and e-commerce, on a rather lean investment budget, with several notable exits (including Mint.com to Intuit in 2009 for $170M). Scaling Up & Out: The Valley is Flat (and Global).
Steve Blank
MAY 16, 2016
In companies this would be product line extensions, more efficient supply chain, new distribution channels. This results not in innovation, but in Innovation Theater – lots of coffee cups, press releases, incubators and false hopes, but no real disruptive changes. Note that they plan a trip to San Diego to visit the customer.
www.readwriteweb.com
OCTOBER 18, 2010
Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.
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