Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
Qualcomm’s visionary CEO, Paul Jacobs , wanted to use internal Qualcomm ideas to find breakthrough innovation that could be turned into products, (not simply a suggestion box for creative thoughts or improving sustaining innovation.) He gave my innovation team free reign on designing a new employee innovation program. (In What went right?
Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
Qualcomm’s visionary CEO, Paul Jacobs , wanted to use internal Qualcomm ideas to find breakthrough innovation that could be turned into products, (not simply a suggestion box for creative thoughts or improving sustaining innovation.) He gave my innovation team free reign on designing a new employee innovation program. (In What went right?
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 17, 2020
Contributing seed money to an employee’s HSA or 401K, or instituting a match program for contributions, can encourage employees to save. People still spend money in the lean times — in fact they are much more likely to spend money on small luxury items when they are holding off on big purchases.
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2009
Passionate – is the company/product/customers the most important thing in your life? And you’ll still need to have a resilient and agile personality, as new customer and product opportunities will appear and change your work. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Thanks Steve!
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 31, 2019
He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital.
cdixon.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. You are building awareness around your product and, presumably, persuading others of its value. link] What’s the right amount of seed money to raise?
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2011
But when your only capital is your hard-earned seed money, every penny that goes out will be scrutinized painfully. A lean image is appreciated. If you will be making a product to sell, be sure the cost of materials is minimal and beyond that it costs only your labor. Your mortgage and grocery bill depend on it.
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