Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2018

We don’t really talk about money in Silicon Valley. We *speculate* about people and wealth a s**t-ton – based upon a company’s last fundraise, based upon current stock price, based on the market price of BTC – but we don’t really talk our own situations, challenges, learnings.

Silicon Valley 195

Silicon Valley San Francisco Vesting .Net 195

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley, including those working abroad, often have to retool Lean Startup methods to apply them in places with very different business cultures. Those conversations can often circle around the difficulties of entrepreneurship outside Silicon Valley. On September 24 in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 168

Silicon Valley Lean Puerto Rico Japan 168

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. IPOs dried up.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description.

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,000 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

Incubator 231

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Small Business Administration 231

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2020 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Even though 2020 immediately conjures words like “challenge,” “hardship” and “crisis,” there are many lessons learned that will impact and shape the future of business and small business marketing moving forward.

Marketing 91

Marketing Silicon Valley Cofounder Framework 91

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

is a venture capitalist investing in Silicon Valley and Singapore. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer. Eddy Lee, Ph.D, There are a few different ways to do this.

Web 160

Web Silicon Valley Salary Demand 160

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Have you ever entered a conference call to find the host is adjusting his camera or searching for some notes on her desk? Damaris Lasa, Chief Digital Marketing Science Instructor and Learning Consultant at Silicon Valley education startup Green Fig points out, “Evidence suggests people will remember information longer if you use visuals.

Cleveland 264

Cleveland Silicon Valley Green Leadership 264

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Empower Your Small Business: content marketing, pricing dilemmas, conference call services – crowdspring.co/18PL3mb. Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!?

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

Incubator 398

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Startup 398

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. September 15, 2011.

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

There is a list of the most searched for jobs in Vancouver. or Indeed are used by HR professionals searching to hire within the British Columbia tech industry. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. target Vancouver for marketing/tech industry job searches.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 6 Ways to Make Your Business Card Your Best Marketing Tool | Entrepreneur – [link]. Small Business and Social Marketing: Time for an Audit? – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. Given its inward focus, Berkeley has always been the neglected sibling in Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean 120

YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2018

A new Silicon Valley travel tech company called – quite befittingly – WeTravel, has created payment software based specifically on the needs of small travel companies in order to give them a fair chance to compete with the travel giants.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Technical Review Silicon Valley 100

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Heck, in Silicon Valley even the waiters can do it.). Size the market opportunity. Pick market type (existing, new, resegmented). Use Ads, textlinks or Google AdWords , Facebook ads and natural search to drive people to your Minimally Viable web site. and Balsamiq and throwing together a web site.

Lean 333

Lean Web Coder Business Model 333

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

The search for a profitable and scalable business model might require a startup [.] The search for a profitable and scalable business model might require a startup [.] Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. to see if they need to make a Pivot to find a better model. Order Here. Now In Print!

Silicon Valley 300

Silicon Valley RSS Startup Agile 300

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Furthermore, one of our recent investments was in Silicon Valley, as all three of us have lived and worked there. These two marketing and publishing platforms, respectively, allow for a more intimate relationship between creators and their audience. We opportunistically invest in other geographies across the country as well.

Seed Stage 272

Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

I have an idea for how to connect user social web conversations to 2-way search and contextual advertising. The google adsense search button gives a feel for the direction of relevant advertising. The google adsense search button gives a feel for the direction of relevant advertising. met one of each in the last week.

Silicon Valley 179

Silicon Valley RSS Technical Review Lean 179

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

And without revenue how do we know if we achieved product/market fit to exit Customer Validation?” The first question to ask is: “Does your startup have market risk or is it dominated by technical risk?” Lean Startup /Customer Development is used to find answers to the unknowns about customers and markets.

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. The process of raising money in Asia is very different from raising money in Silicon Valley and, frankly, it’s not nearly as easy. He is currently CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO.

Asia 132

Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. cities (outside of Silicon Valley and the East Coast), to build your startup.

United States 113

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I actually really enjoyed many of the points Muhammad made about marketing in general and I found myself nodding through the entirety of the article except for it’s core premise. It’s about looking out for and catching the next major marketing wave before others have grokked it. I laughed as I did at much of his rant.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Practical Strategies For Starting A Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Steve Hoffman. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Steve Hoffman, also known as Captain Hoff. More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Finding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet In Silicon Valley History – crowdspring.co/1vw48WF. Lookalike audiences: the next big thing in marketing?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2014

First, most Silicon Valley startups were (and primarily still are) technology-driven. They are founded and funded by visionaries who already have products (or product ideas based on technology innovation) and now need to find customers and markets. I invented the Customer Development process trying to solve two startup problems.

Customer Development 335

Customer Development Design Developer Customer 335

Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2011

corporation – starting a new technology division bringing disruptive technology to market at General Electric. One of GE’s new divisions – GE’s Energy Storage – has been given the charter to bring an entirely new battery technology to market. He’s as good as any startup CEO in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 222

Silicon Valley Agile Customer Development Early Stage 222

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

Customer Development 238

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 238

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

One of the first potential advisors I reached out to was someone who 10 years earlier tried to hire me as the VP of Marketing of his new division at Sun Microsystems. Even back then the advisor was a well-known name in Silicon Valley. Opportunities are not just about sales, marketing or product. Death by Spreadsheet.

Advisory Board 260

Advisory Board Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Stock 260

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The objective of this course is that groups of students finish with a completed software product that has real customers and an identified market. In this case, the customer will be considered since the first moment, and this results in a much more controlled market risk for the venture. Here’s the course announcement in Spanish.

Chile 235

Chile Silicon Valley Lean Agile 235

Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

He stumbled across “Volley,” a startup we had never heard of before, but appeared at the top of the search results (for the query “Toronto”, “no known funding”) and had a high momentum score. With great new traction and product market fit, the Ada team came out to SF to raise their Seed round in October 2016.

Artificial Inteligence 151

Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Stealth Term Sheet 151

Transformify

MARCH 23, 2020

Traveling around the world, I met startup founders, forex traders, marketers, online shop owners, travel bloggers, Instagram influencers and digital business entrepreneurs of all kinds. At the same time, talented software engineers, designers, digital marketing experts, product managers, etc.

Technical Review 132

Technical Review Croatia San Francisco Software Review 132

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 Tips To Help You Build a Successful Small Business Brand | Duct Tape Marketing – [link]. I don’t care about crowded markets | by StartupCFO : Mark MacLeod – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

Four decades ago my first job in Silicon Valley was with ESL, the first company to combine computers and signals intelligence. The founder of this 1964 Silicon Valley startup was Bill Perry. The canvas illustrates the search for the unknowns that new ventures face. Hacking for Defense Educators Class.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley San Diego Technical Review Incubator 120