Equity Lean Revenue Silicon Valley 
Steve Blank
MARCH 12, 2014
While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation, the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” Hawken School has now given us an answer. We wanted to teach our students how to think like entrepreneurs not accountants.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 30, 2022
Sometime in your future, an investor will offer you money in return for equity. One in particular from a famous VC in Silicon Valley. Then you need to retain the lion’s share of equity. The more people you grant equity to, the more complex your payday. But your biggest test of that financial insight is yet to come.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. Staying “lean&# is not an option. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will. Others will, too.
Austin Startup
JUNE 26, 2019
I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. Lean into it.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
The problem with a Lean Startup: the Minimum Viable Product | Paul Kortman – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. Red All Over: Newspaper Revenues Fall In Q3 – [link].
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