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STEVE BLANK SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Why Too Many Startups (er) Suck This is a guest post by my Startup Owner’s Manual co-author Bob Dorf. ——————-. While statistics are weak on startup success rates, the worst one I’ve seen suggests that 2 in 1000 venture backed startups will ever achieve $100-million or more in valuation. Another stat puts that number at 2% rather than 0.2%. | 500 HATS SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 Screw the Black Swans: Ichiro is our role model, not Barry Bonds. There are probably better things for me to do today, however i feel compelled to respond to the Black Swan Farming post by Paul Graham, founding partner of Y Combinator. Put bluntly: we are both ambitious and we both play baseball, but YC is quite clearly the Yankees, while 500 is more like the Oakland A’s. YC and 500 also both focus on SCALE. | GENUINE VC SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 Playbook for Incoming MBAs to Start a Company Out of School Like a lot of students, I went into business school a decade ago with a set plan to start a company coming straight after graduation in co-founding an internet startup (… again ). My alternative working title for this post was: “Eight things I kind of knew and only mostly followed as an entrepreneur during b-school.” Camp out at their offices. | | | | | | | | |
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?
I think I’ve read Paul Graham’s post on “ Startup = Growth ” three or four times now. And of course on Twitter I’ve seen the Tweets, ReTweets and superlatives on what a great post it is. Viewing the article through the lens of a venture capitalist there’s much to agree with under the mantra of “growth!” MORE >> -
INSTIGATOR BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 Quiet and Boring: How to Build a Successful Startup
A few days ago, Indeed (a job aggregator site) announced that they had been acquired by a Japanese company called Recruit Co Ltd. One story I saw pegged the acquisition close to a billion dollars. I’ve heard through the grapevine about some very happy investors. Indeed is a big company (25,000 employees, 80 million unique visitors per month.) MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012  The Lean LaunchPad Online
You may have read my previous posts about the Lean LaunchPad class taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech and for the National Science Foundation. Now you too can take this course. ve worked with the Udacity , the best online digital university on a mission to democratize education, to produce the course. They’ve done an awesome job. MORE >> -
DEAL ARCHITECT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 The Real Deal: Praveen Desai on Gamification in an Enterprise Context
This continues a series of columns from practitioners I respect. The category "Real Deal" describes them well. This time it is Praveen Desai, in Cognizant Application Services (CAS) who works closely on innovation projects with the Office of the CIO. The Real Deal: Guest Columnist MORE >> -
GENUINE VC | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 Post-Seed Funding Checklist for Founder/CEOs
You’ve just closed your seed round. Other than starting to build, hire, and take over the world, there are a bunch of mundane things to do right away. The following is a first pass at a checklist of items for Founder CEOs to take care of in the first couple weeks after they’ve closed their initial round of seed funding. MORE >>
- Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps GUST | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
- The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Don’t Use Automatic Image Sliders or Carousels, Ignore the Fad CONVERSIONXL | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- Entrepreneurship is hard but you can’t die STEVE BLANK | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
- “Stealth mode” and other f’ing brilliant strategies A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- The only 2 ways to build a $100 million business VERSION ONE VENTURES | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- 10 Ways to Enhance Your Team Collaboration Skills GUST | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
- The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
- My Product Feedback MASSIVE GREATNESS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
- The Industry Pivot Point DEAL ARCHITECT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- Startup Communities is Shipping FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
- What is the “maximum” amount (%) of a startup an investor should have? GUST | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
- The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012 UXDESIGN.SMASHINGMAGAZINE.COM | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012 ROB GO | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
- What Costs Are Considered Reimbursable To The Founders Of A Startup Company? ASK THE VC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
- Finding Angel Money is Easier if You Know the Rules STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
- Convertible Debt A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
- How do you cross the chasm between commitment to invest in your start-up, to closing a funding round? GUST | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- Startup = Growth PAULGRAHAM.COM | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
- Why I Never Started My Own Company DAVID LEE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
- Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
- 10 Marketing Rules to Command Customer Attention STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
- Introduction to Growth Hacking for Startups VC CAFE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Entrepreneurship Is All About Taking Smart Risks GUST | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
- 13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end THE NEXT WEB | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
- What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- SkyDrive Is Great and No One Has Noticed FELD THOUGHTS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
- 8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Master the Creative Mind STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- Just starting out in startups? Here's some advice. GABRIEL WEINBERG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
- Best Way to Introduce Yourself FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
- How to Manage Time Like You'd Manage a Budget GROWTHINK BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
- 25 Twitter Tips For Your Professional Development YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
- Accelerate Startup Growth by Looking Outside the Box STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
- Running a Startup Board Meeting AGILE VC | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- Survey: How Mobile Will Change Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
- How To Get Tons of Amazon Reviews For Your Book (Or Product) MIKE MICHALOWICZ | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
- Here are the secrets to giving an engaging presentation THE NEXT WEB | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
- Have Every New Employee Do Customer Support For Two Weeks FELD THOUGHTS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
- 9 Keys to Adding Street Smarts to Your Book Smarts STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
- Five Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking For Money INFOCHACHKIE.COM | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
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