Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Running a lean startup takes major budgeting skills. Sure, you have your elevator pitch and you yourself are the product, but a networking event should be about building relationships and building a network, not the hard sell. Market research. Today, I’m the life of the party, and I’ve even met business partners at these events.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

The book has been described by a few CEOs who read it and commented early for me along the lines of “The Lean Startup movement is great, but this book starts where most of those books end and takes you through the ‘so you have a product that works in-market – now what?’ questions”.

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Up and Running

JULY 12, 2016

For lean business plans, operational plans, and strategic plans to be used by startup founders, owners, and management team, company history may be overkill. See Also: Elevator Pitch Guide. In a lean plan, for owners and management team, history is rarely relevant. When it’s a good story, you should tell it.

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2019

Whether you are trying to raise money from angel investors or venture capitalists for your business, or just want to perfect your business strategy, a solid elevator pitch is an essential tool for achieving your goals. How to build a winning elevator pitch in 7 steps: 1. Define the problem. Describe your solution.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

I’ve written about the “elevator” pitch before. You can’t help but lean forward and want to hear what the next line is. Be ready for the elevator pitch – This is different than your opening line. I can tell you from years of experience that most people waste that moment. I buy dead magazines.” He’s a master.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Sameer, Mark, and I were judges for the three ADPrentice contents, which included creating an elevator pitch, creating a marketing plan, and running a startup simulation Dungeons and Dragons style (yes – we used six-sided dice.). It’s hard to believe I was one of them a mere 25 years ago.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 24, 2020

Everyone seems to have their elevator pitch down of themselves, their company, and what they are doing. I am talking my own book a bit, but having those around you lean on – especially during the first 10 people – is essential in my book. If possible, try to have a meal with them.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2011

Lean Startup SXSW. 3:30pm Joshua Baer - 5 Secrets to a Killer Elevator Pitch. Saturday at 3:30pm please attend my interactive talk in Salon AB: 5 Secrets to a Killer Elevator Pitch. Everyone in a startup should be able to give the “elevator pitch&# , even the programmers! Lean Startup SXSW.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

Think of it as a visual elevator pitch. If you lean more towards “entrepreneur” and less towards “artist,” the illustrator network at crowdSPRING can help you turn your lengthy text into an easily digestible infographic with an Illustration Project.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 4, 2014

When you’re first considering a new business idea, skip the formal business plan and start with a one-page business plan or a simple elevator pitch to jot down the basic components of your idea. Starting a Business business idea business validation lean planning new business startup' What’s your mission?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

it’s wise to create and implement some kind of business plan with a lean canvas approach as your guide. The “lean canvas” business plan, however, was designed to take all of that stress away and instead direct your efforts towards a concise, single-page document that consists of only nine key building blocks.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 25, 2011

bre.ad , a new startup launching whose founder has perfected the art of the conference pitch. The guy leans in and says, "Hey Charlie, sorry to interrupt, my name is Alan, I'm with bre.ad, I'm going to follow up with an e-mail to you about our startup. No pitch, nothing more. No, not bread. Minimum Viable Intro.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Even if your idea gets in the wrong hands, they will probably just get the high level “elevator pitch” which isn’t worth much anyways. link] Lean Startups Blog – rants and raves from the startup trenches. link] 200+ Startup Questions Distilled Down To Five | Startup Lean. [.] Ideas are worthless!!!

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you’re not looking for funding, it might make more sense for you to put together a Lean Plan which you can do in less than an hour, using our LivePlan software or with our free Lean Plan template. A Lean Plan can help you get a handle on the most important aspects of running a successful business. Business Funding Guide.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. This is a radical departure from a traditional VC pitch. After three of these slides, smart VC’s will recognize that by iterating on your assumptions you have dramatically reduced risk– on your nickel, not theirs. is quite good.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. Day 8: Write a one page pitch. Consider your One Page Pitch (similar to an elevator pitch), the precursor to your business plan.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply A View Up the Skirt of “Lean Startup,&# JumpPost « Jordan Cooper's Blog , on December 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said: [.] We’ve been inspired by Steve Blank and the Customer Development / lean startup model.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Certainly using techniques such as customer development (www.custdev.com) and lean startup (minimum viable product) can help go a long way to giving the tech co-founder some early payback in terms of whether there will be any traction in the idea and reduce their inital involvment to get to prototype stage. 60s elevator pitch).

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

It’s not an elevator pitch but a marathon pitch;) You spend 20 minutes with each of them: spend 5 minutes pitching and 15 minutes getting feedbacks. Listening is a lesson : during the first month at TechStars, we started with the “Mentor Madness” : meeting with a mentor every 20 minutes for 20 days!

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Take time to develop and rehearse your “elevator pitch” until you can deliver it comfortably and confidently. Check out MindTools’ guide to Crafting an Elevator Pitch. Passive income can be handy for bolstering your bottom line and an important safety net for lean seasons.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2010

As a “seasoned&# entrepreneur, I was primarily looking for a few bits of wisdom and a group of like-minded souls to lean on. When I found out that Venture Forth would culminate in a public investor pitch I was skeptical that it would be worth my time since I planned on bootstrapping once again. Boy was I wrong.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Small Business Newsletter: 7 habits of successful entrepreneurs, lean marketing and more – [link]. Good reminder about the mechanics of a solid elevator pitch … Pyramid Pitching – [link]. Where the boys are: Women building businesses in male-dominated fields – [link].

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

A mobile-optimized structure, however, leans towards a “taller” arrangement in addition to hierarchies. Find elevator pitches. Traditional hierarchies branch from the home page (general overview) to sub-pages (specific information). But each page stands alone.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

link] about 1 hour ago from Quora RT @marksbertrand : like lean? [link] @mccannatron #startup please RT about 50 minutes ago from TweetDeck My answer on Quora to: Are there any tech meet-ups in San Diego?

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Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Given their shared faith, Clay leaned on the story of the Prophet Moses from the Old Testament: . They can’t handle anything beyond the elevator pitch for God. In a recent profile of Mitt Romney, the New Yorker uncovers an exchange had between him and Clayton Christensen. He tried over and over. Nothing worked.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

See Also: Elevator Pitch Guide. See Also: Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. The Ultimate List of 550+ Startup Resources in New York City. On Grid Ventures’ Guide to 14 New York Accelerators. A Founder’s Guide to the New York Startup Scene. AngelList New York. Los Angeles, California, USA.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Simpler plans— Lean Plans that can fit on a single page —get updated more frequently and are more helpful to these companies because they can review their strategy at a glance. I recommend starting with a Lean Plan. Action: Start the planning process early. Planning makes you more likely to start your business.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2015

See Also Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. Simpler plans—lean plans that can fit on a single page—get updated more frequently and are more helpful to these companies because they can review their strategy at a glance. I recommend starting with a lean plan. Action: Start the planning process early.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Elevator Pitches. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? Lean project management. Lean Startup Machine. Lean Startups. Codeacademy. Steve Blank. SW Courses.

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