Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

“My engineers say our website is old school, and we need to be on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, my VP of Sales says we’re wasting our marketing dollars not targeting the right people and my board keeps giving me their opinions of how we should describe our product and company. Who’s the user of product? with a strategy.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

(And Jennifer is now my co-instructor in the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class.). Over the last two decades Shawn has seen hundreds of startups use the Lean Methodology. Many of them get hung up on understanding how to select the right minimal viable product. The MVP Tree. Step 5 and 6 leads you to selecting the right MVPs.).

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Transformify

JUNE 6, 2019

Called the Toyota Production System, it is one of the success stories about the lean manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing simply aims to minimize waste as much as possible because in this industry, and other manufacturing-related industries, it is very easy to accumulate it. Continuous Process Improvement.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2014

There is so much folklore about the “cheap ass founders” in our tech industry that some people take this too much to heart. While that extra commute to be in an up-and-coming neighborhood sets the right tone in the early days it becomes a limiting factor when you need productivity more than belt tightening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. The sales professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. If you recall, around this time last year we were still fighting various myths , such as “ lean means cheap ” or that we don’t support having a big, world-changing vision. This year, the word pivot has become over-hyped ( even on TechCrunch ).

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The Next Web

MARCH 3, 2014

Gili Golander is a co-founder and CMO at Bazaart. You see, coming from a UX background where the focus is on giving people a great product experience, I tended to look at the marketing side of business as something reserved to slick types – characters often played so well by George Clooney. Next: A one-woman PR team.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here is where I see this really play out: Product Management. Most CEOs fancy their own product skills and like to weigh in on priorities. At times I wanted the engineering team to produce features to support our sales efforts to I occasionally leaned on them a bit. CEOs often meddle in products and dev teams hate it.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. On Tuesday, July 21, we hosted the first-ever Boston Consumer Tech Summit. Half our portfolio is consumer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet – [link]. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Tie Your Ego to the Product, Not the Process | Cap Watkins – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 95

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. “If you can’t find ten people who say they’ll buy [your product], your company is b t.” When the Minimum Viable Product is Not Enough – [link]. Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox – [link]. Did Google just kill PR agencies?

Social Media 94

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. Product launch) In todays world, there is no reason you have to do these two things at the same time. Establish credibility with potential partners.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. Founders are building small, focused teams based on people they worked with previously and referrals from their networks. And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

Yet we hadn’t shipped a single product. All this activity occurring before we actually shipped a product. Believing Your Own BS is Toxic Lots of noise and smoke before a product ships seems to be a toxic byproduct of enthusiastic entrepreneurs. Which at this stage of the company was marketing and financing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

Technical Cofounder 120

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Stock Options 120

Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

This allows for faster innovation and speed to market for early products in order to validate them. This time, I believe we will see more entrepreneurs and more new products and services which personally, I’m very excited about. The only remaining limiting factor is the lack of trust by some founders. 2- Bright and Digital!

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 143

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. But I want to talk about a different kind of leverage, the kind that you can get in product development. Its a key lean startup concept.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). Use that intelligence to inform product portfolio and investment choices.”.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Most founders know the value of publicity, but earning press can be a massive headache. The media world is notoriously difficult to navigate from the outside, and working with PR agencies can be even more of a black box. I don’t say this to intimidate founders or sound mean. And that’s okay!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. Crowdsourcing & Entrepreneurship Advice by crowdSPRING co-Founder @mike_samson- [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

How much do Y Combinator founders earn? Photography Post-production: Lightroom & Photoshop Tutorials | Abduzeedo – crowdspring.co/1lDsOWD. Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? The 39 Best Pieces of Sales Advice You’ll Hear This Year – crowdspring.co/1ojWm1U.

Social Media 93

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

Roominate , one of my favorite Lean LaunchPad teams came out to the ranch last week for a strategy session. As soon as they had designed the product, they found a contract manufacturer to build the product in China. They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

When we build products, we use a methodology. But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." We know some products succeed and others fail, but the reasons are complex and the unpredictable. a roadmap for how to get to Product/Market Fit."

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 168

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 12, 2013

Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. Chobani Founder: Why Quality & Community Are The Keys To Brand Success | PSFK – [link]. Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. Chobani Founder: Why Quality & Community Are The Keys To Brand Success | PSFK – [link]. Just try not to laugh!

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. 5 Signs You’ve Got the Wrong Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1u17ovZ. 12 Qualities To Look For In A Co-Founder – crowdspring.co/1m97mzy. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA.

Social Media 94

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

Build a truly mainstream product. Launch with a PR blitz, including mentions in major mainstream publications. Launch with a PR blitz, including mentions in major mainstream publications. Build the product in stealth mode to build buzz for the eventual launch. Everyone had fun; the product worked. Focus on quality.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Lean Agile Continuous Deployment 150

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – entm.ag/11mJBHi. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. The One Thing You Can Control as Founder and CEO: You | KISSmetrics Blog – crowdspring.co/18q8kO9. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk.

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Amazed at all the beautifully designed products that came out of only 76 hours. One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. One of the darkest moments as an entrepreneur for me was to have co-founders leave the company. Mind the overlap.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

While I love TechCrunch, the post and the quote about the PR agency (“one PR firm has discovered a dynamite strategy, throw ethics out the window&# ) left me wondering; how do PR agencies interact with TechCrunch and other blog and review sites? Is this behavior an outlier or is it the norm in the PR industry?

Silicon Valley 210

Silicon Valley PR Technical Review RSS 210

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. 7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – [link]. Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. Here Are 9 Tips | Forbes – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit).

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 22, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – [link]. Making money with a product: a myth? Lessons Learned After Year One As a Startup Founder – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – [link]. Making money with a product: a myth?

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG.

Social Media 94

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right? With enough resources, products can always be copied. It’s tough to compete on product alone and you’re likely to see diminishing returns. Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone.

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. 8 Startup Founders Reveal Their #1 User Acquisition Tactic | Treehouse - [link].

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