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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. The Rise of the Lean Startup. And it may work. IPOs dried up.

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“Coming for the Content, Staying for the Community” Started With Video Games (Or Maybe Religion?) But Will Define Media This Decade

Hunter Walker

Then my time working on AdSense and YouTube for nearly a decade gave me other vantage points from which to see where eyeballs and dollars traveled in media. For example, Lenny Rachitsky writes a newsletter devoted to technology and product development. Lean Luxe (business of commerce and brands) has a newsletter and Slack group.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. Design, development, and digital media shops, sometimes just a few years old, are doing bigger and bigger projects and come bearing cash flow and that scarcest resource, talent. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

Social Media. Social Media. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit Career Expos. In my first company, people liked our product but were embarrassed to share it because the design and presentation was so poor. Follow @mashable. see more > Search. Entertainment. US & World. Watercooler. Entertainment.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Media Temple. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. IE Developer Toolbar (for ie6 & ie7). Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? analytics for social media and online.

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How to Avoid Innovation Theater: The Six Decisions To Make Before Establishing an Innovation Outpost

Steve Blank

Do we believe “startup-driven” innovation (innovation that comes from relationships with external, early-stage companies) should be part of the corporate innovation portfolio? Anticipates being disrupted in the near future, as is the case in the automotive and chemical industries.

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Lessons Learned office hours

Startup Lessons Learned

The first event is January 21, and is being put on by Dealmaker Media as part of their Strategy Series events: In the Trenches: Cutting Costs in a Tight Economy. Hes a very smart guy who, as a Sequoia portfolio CEO, can tell you all about the " RIP good times " strategy. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.