Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

In 1985 the University of Miami held the first national business plan competition. Business plans presume that building a startup is a series of predictable steps requiring execution of a plan which assumes a series of known facts: known customers, known features, known pricing, known distribution channel.

Lean 436

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 436

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2012

Cohen made note of this phenomenon, but neither they nor other researchers understand exactly why or how it even operates. After all, as a supplement to textbooks and lectures, it allows participants to pull from their strengths and reach out to partners with complementary weaknesses. University of Southern California’s Diane E.

Arizona 168

Arizona Miami Warrant Retention 168

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Other companies, like Blue Origin, Firefly Space and Space X are all conducting operations in Texas, both together with NASA and for their own unique space ventures. More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and six of the Fortune 50.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Talk to the farm down the street about how they’re using their hilly, forested land to plan for a future logging operation. You can learn more about the small farm classification system from the USDA’s website, but so long as you’re within the $0-$350,000 bracket, you can guarantee your operation will be classified as a small farm business.

Colorado 60

Colorado Southern California Business Plan Oregon 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 3, 2012

” That was the question one of my students asked me three years ago when I quietly told him my plan to start a design museum in Boston with my friend and business partner, Derek Cascio. We now have an incredible network of spaces, partners, and supporters. “How the hell do you start a design museum?” Stay tuned!).

Boston 86

Boston Design Architecture New York City 86