VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Companies like iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Spotify are investing in and leading the evolution of audio, focused on music streaming (on-demand and lean-back modalities), podcasting and content production. Meanwhile Oculus Quest 2 drove 156% growth in Facebook’s non advertising revenue and is on track to be the first mainstream VR headset.

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Part of the process of differentiating from a non-profit organization and a for profit business requires a social enterprise to understand how it competes with the business entities on each end of the business spectrum. All non-profits are engaged in some form of fundraising, as it is a necessity to fund their organization.

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Non-Compete Lean Equity Metrics 45

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

More non-professional investors will become angel investors and entrepreneurs will benefit from their domain expertise. The first consists of core focus areas and try to focus 95% of your time and effort; your core competency. Clutter includes: toxic people, time drainers, unnecessary events, and non-crucial product features.

Entrepreneur 210

Entrepreneur Startup Balance Sheet Non-Compete 210

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s tough to compete on product alone and you’re likely to see diminishing returns. There have never been more brands competing for attention than there are right now. If you spam the non-buyers with sales CTAs, you’ll only annoy them. Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. Everyone else?

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Plus, visiting someone repeatedly over a period of time can also provide valuable non-verbal clues to his or her values and concerns. Unless you have no problem with blatant rudeness, you’re focusing on the other person, responding not only to what they say, but also to their mood, movements, and many other non-verbal signals.

Social Media 263

Social Media Technical Review Non-Compete Email 263

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 ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times.

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Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Together, we’ve co-invested and competed, commiserated and celebrated. I was energized by their proven track record of investing in underrepresented founders as well as their awareness and commitment to doing more to support founders with non-traditional backgrounds.

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North America San Francisco Cap Table Cofounder 156

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This 4-part story, however, explores the Austin ecosystem based on the 4Cs framework —  culture , capital , customers, and competencies. Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups. As the state capital, the city boasts a high number of non-profits.

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Early Stage Austin Silicon Valley San Antonio 54

View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

Who better to advocate for the capability of the disabled than Keller, who not only triumphed and demonstrated communication competency, but a mastery of all forms of communication? Stuart Butterfield had a vision for a non-violent MMO, and founded Tiny Speck to bring that vision to life. What makes you so special?” then go do X.

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Founder Technical Review Cofounder Non-Compete 120

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Its different from selling a product, because it is not part of our regular business practice, is not something that relates to our core competence, and tends not to happen in a repeatable and scalable way. Ill exclude those non- lean startups who basically exist for the purpose of raising bigger and bigger sums of money.

San Francisco 128

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 128

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers. It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. Your non-paying customers don’t value the product as much as paying users do. How is your startup funded?

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Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2020

It was already hard for entrepreneurs to compete in today’s crowded market and now, with consumer dollars stretched thin, getting your piece of the pie has become even harder. Automation is the process of using machines to carry out redundant, non-creative tasks. That has caused serious issues for business owners.

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Small Business Management Non-Compete B2C 183

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The takeaway here is simple: lean into your neighborhood. Alexandra Waldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Universal Standard told me about this non-traditional approach: “ We wanted to create a much more personal experience. The trick here is to lean into the things that already work for your brand. Image source ). Image source ).

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eCommerce Cofounder Community Channel 155

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Studies show that without psychological safety, people will not fully embrace the hard parts of thinking and innovating: giving and receiving constructive feedback; challenging the status quo; asking and being asked the hard questions; being non-defensive, open-minded, and intellectually courageous; and having the courage to try new things and fail.

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Non-Compete Lean Leadership Employee 162

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Lean LaunchPad class developed for Stanford. And the Lean LaunchPad class I developed at Stanford was the first such class. I believe the analogy is identical for entrepreneurship.The capstone entrepreneurship classes like NSF I-Corps or a Lean LaunchPad class, are for those who have already decided they want to be entrepreneurs.

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Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” says -. Personally, I’ve found The Validation Board process, created by Trevor Owens and the team at The Lean Startup Machine to be the best, as it breaks down concept validation into three core phases. went after enterprise sales model with a non-recurring, small price.

Customer Development 126

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering - is changing the startup landscape for scientists and engineers. They’ll explore the best way to deliver the product to customers, the resources required, as well as competing technologies. Until today. billion U.S. Join the I-Corps.

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Engineer Silicon Valley United States Intellectual Property 278

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Remedy: Amazon distinguishes between non-reversible decisions with substantial sunk costs (like e.g. investing in a new warehouse in Amazon’s case), and reversible decisions like experimenting with a new offer. The rules to compete in the digital age are completely different. The former requires slow and careful decision making.

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Non-Compete Agile Business Model San Francisco 329

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Worse of all, the plaintext codes we were used to sending were considered non-authoritative, since they could be pulled off a third-party network. Lean methods present a third option: to invest in our process so that our design gets more feedback sooner and is more adaptable to changes in purpose. August 9, 2009 2:54 AM Eric said.

Software Review 87

Software Review Design Software San Francisco 87

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

This approach is fundamentally non-scalable. This is why companies often get out-competed by former employees (Palm vs Handspring to name just one), even though the upstart lacks all of the familiar resources, tools, processes, and support they used to have. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Even then you are still competing with hundreds of other companies that are also looking for quality employees and freelancers. Rather than increasing the size of your team, you now have the option to remain lean and efficient, all without sacrificing business functions or abandoning important tasks due to the lack of manpower and expertise.

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Non-Compete Salary Lean Employee 113

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

Some, on the contrary, say that the modern user is already experiencing app fatigue and that people tend to use just three apps at most , so competing for desktop attention still remains easier. You will have to compete for customer’s attention with other businesses. As a new business owner, you may be overwhelmed by the choice.

Mobile 81

Mobile Application Development Web Software Review 81

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. David Cancel – Founder of Performable and Compete ( blog , @Dcancel). Next major event? Future M on Oct 16.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Intel attempted to compete, (and actually owned an ARM license) but fell victim to a classic failure of ignoring a low-end disruptor and hobbling their own chances by deciding not cannibalize their own very profitable x86 business. Today that’s built on the premise that an x86 architecture is the one best suited for big data.

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Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Those five challenges are: 1) competing priorities, 2) head trash (i.e. For instance, if you don’t believe you’re capable of being a good leader (head trash), it’s hard to start a business or non-profit, or run for office. The gap is actually illusory. Doing your best work will require directly confronting those challenges.

Product 113

Product Founder Non-Compete Lean 113

ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

We put together a (non-comprehensive) list of some of the best marketing books, both new and old, to help you become a better marketer—and a better person. They are withholding benefits that considered necessary to compete. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (2011). That all assumes you can find the right book. We can help.

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PPC Marketing Lean Differentiation 134

Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

The trick then is figuring out what your exact solution is, and whether or not there will be demand for it on a scale beyond just yourself, or whether or not you’ll be able to compete, if you’re entering an already-flooded market, like the shampoo market. You can do this on your own too using the lean planning methodology.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Non-Compete Naming 60

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

And there are plenty of non-tech companies whose near death experiences catalyzed remarkable transformations (Ford under Alan Mulally, Continental Airlines under Gordon Bethune, et al). This seems like a no-brainer but Ballmer and the MSFT board might lean towards a less risky path. FWIW, I don’t predict this will happen.

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Cloud Azure Phoenix Non-Compete 113

Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2020

It’s now the #1 non-dilutive source of capital for businesses to continue to grow and scale, but it’s highly overlooked. Wearing a lot of hats is probably the biggest challenge because you constantly have competing priorities. Billions are left on the table by companies every year. I’ve been very lucky with my team.

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CPA Startup Non-Compete Cofounder 62

Board Effect

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Focus started to lean too heavily on housing which was only a part of their original mission. The Atlanta Music Project offers a second example of a nonprofit that expanded its original mission but drew the line at non-focused expansion.

Atlanta 52

Atlanta Indiana Detroit Michigan 52

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Remedy: Amazon distinguishes between non-reversible decisions with substantial sunk costs (like e.g. investing in a new warehouse in Amazon’s case), and reversible decisions like experimenting with a new offer. The rules to compete in the digital age are completely different. The former requires slow and careful decision making.

Non-Compete 120

Non-Compete Agile Business Model San Francisco 120

Up and Running

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Like Chef , it also offers an interesting look at how social and new media have helped independent artists/entrepreneurs compete with entrenched businesses that have deeper pockets. Based on the New York Times bestselling memoir, Wild (starring Reese Witherspoon) is a great story that demonstrates lean planning in action.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Non-Compete New York Mexico 157

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2011

government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering, is changing the startup landscape for scientists and engineers. The class will be a version of the Lean LaunchPad class we developed in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program , (the entrepreneurship center at Stanford's School of Engineering).

Silicon Valley 118

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Lean 118

View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Can you still operate in some kind of lean or scrappy way and launch a brand that resonates with the market? You can absolutely launch lean and scrappy. If you’re a price brand, then that’s your core competency—you offer a price benefit to the market. You sell something for less.

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Seed Stage Conversion Startup PR 120

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We use the moonshot standard for building in terms of energy, non-toxic materials, rainwater capture, and the use of sustainable materials. We don’t intend to compete with any of the new players in “pre-fab”?—?which at a lower cost than conventional construction. Walk us through some of the features of NODE’s homes.

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Startup Cofounder Seattle Non-Compete 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

He calls this competing with “non consumption” It was the most profound business strategy book I had read and greatly influenced how I thought about company building and certainly how I think about investing. LEAN STARTUP MOVEMENT. ” is Eric Ries who wrote the must own, “ The Lean Startup ” *.

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Technical Review Startup Business Model Non-Compete 401

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. In most industries, manufacturing is no longer a core competence of the U.S. Problem 3: Risk equals failure and failure is to be avoided as it indicates a lack of competence.

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Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 212