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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. When Netscape went public, it unleashed a frenzy from the public markets for anything related to the internet and signaled to venture investors that there were massive returns to be made investing in anything internet related.

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How and Where to Write About Technology in Your Business Plan

Up and Running

To explain the difference, let’s take me as an example: I’m a software entrepreneur, and, in recent years, a member of an angel investment group. I get involved in detail when the group is looking at startups in software, web, mobile apps, or financial forecasting.

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When It Comes To Entrepreneurship, Age 40 Is The New 20… And Always Has Been

YoungUpstarts

Schramm, author of “ Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do “ If I asked you to describe the prototypical successful entrepreneur, you may share a story mythologized in our culture of a brilliant young man with an idea so good and so disruptive that he just can’t waste any time finishing college.

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How Can Startups Avoid The Dreaded Crash and Burn?

The Startup Magazine

Plan Long Term It seems obvious that every company should have a business plan, yet experiencing sudden growth can affect these plans and too many entrepreneurs are eager to leap ahead without considering how it could affect the business. So, how can you avoid the dreaded crash and burn that has plagued so many enterprises? You want to soar.

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Want to Give Your Business a Quick and Easy Boost?

Growthink Blog

The dream of every entrepreneur is to build a company successful enough so as to one day be able to attract a buyer to and for it. Putting out there as to what our financial results will be , and why - in the form of well-documented and reasoned financial forecasts. So as to reap a financial harvest and windfall.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

As an entrepreneur, joining organizations or networking groups can allow you to connect with like-minded people who can provide you with information and support, and refer customers to you. The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an exclusive group for business owners under the age of 40. Thanks to Jonathan Tian, Credit Yelp ! #4-

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. The Use of a Product Development Model to Measure Sales Using the product development diagram for startup sales activities is like using a clock to tell the temperature.