ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

First, think about your time as money! Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues.

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Silicon Valley Burn Rate Angel Investor Down Round 118

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I would discover that there was a more effective alternative in building a marketing department than hiring traditional marketers with MBA’s. I would discover that there was a more effective alternative in building a marketing department than hiring traditional marketers with MBA’s. Context here.)

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In my two previous installments, I talked about the changing dynamics in many tech-centric cities. It wasn’t long ago that it made sense for companies, and especially Silicon Valley companies, to hire locally and have everyone working from one central location.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The Customer Development process is the way startups quickly iterate and test each element of their business model , reducing customer and market risk. In Discovery startups take all their hypotheses about the business model: product, market, customers, channel, etc. It’s A Marketing Problem. At least that’s the theory.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. Prices went up from round to round, and startups were encouraged to grow, grow, grow, and not to worry about profitability. In today’s market, I believe small is beautiful, and that specialisation matters.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth hacking isn’t about deploying sleazy tricks. It’s about making calculated, data-driven moves for fast growth. In this article, you’ll learn what growth hacking in marketing is and what it’s not. Why do people think growth hacking in marketing is controversial? Growth marketing was born out of necessity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. …But LPs Have Been Putting Out More Money Than They Are Getting Back.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

Back in 2004 when Eric and his IMVU co-founder Will Harvey approached me about investing in IMVU, I agreed on one condition – they had to take my Customer Development class at UC Berkeley Haas Business School. Steve : And do you remember — I’m going to change your grade if you don’t — about where do the facts reside?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

If you sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably already know how to build a business, and even conservative investors won’t worry about the quality of your next business plan.

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Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan 257

Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

Noah Smith recently wrote about why everyone should get excited about India’s prospects. I shared his optimism going into this trip and came back even more bullish about the potential of India’s tech ecosystem. Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. My narrative has stayed pretty simple: People in the US watch 5.3 senior exec about this more than a year ago. If you don’t know that you don’t know anything about the TV & film industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons. In my experience the US loves the narrative of the come back. I believe this scientific method and trial-and-error approach is one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable strengths.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The previous post, part 4, was about Beijing’s entrepreneurial ecosystem these are my final observations. But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description. I can’t imagine a U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. I hear it right after people have decided to come by for a few days to “check out what all the fuss is about.” Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago?

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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.

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Marketing Silicon Valley Cofounder Framework 91

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In a business development role you’re out shaping the perception of your company in the market (networking), determining leads, and contacting leads. Strategy and Operations roles: These roles help make sure vision, resources (budgets and people), and the market opportunity are aligned. More than money, most of us crave impact.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

We’ve been reading your blog about your Lean Launchpad class.” No, the conversation was about to get more interesting. We want to make a bet that your Lean Launchpad class can apply the scientific method to market-opportunity identification. After 7 weeks they returned to Silicon Valley for their final presentations.

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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. But you’ll have to go about it differently.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). Be careful about this advice. Also be careful about VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

This post talks about the last part of the PUCCKA methodology – an Aligned Purchasing Process. And with scarce resources it’s your job to decide which door this lead must go through – sales or marketing. ” Hand this deal over to marketing to nurture for you. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Think about your team and the project and you’ll show up authentically — and that will engage your team members more than any particular strategy. Use Engaging Visuals. If that information is presented to us as text combined with a relevant image, we are likely to remember 65 percent of the information three days later.’”.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Did you know that the physics involved in flippings cats also allow us to operate space telescopes? How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The next two posts are about what I saw and learned in my short stay exploring Beijing’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. And he was generous in sharing his insights about the current state of entrepreneurship and investment in China. If there ever was any question about the value of China’s Torch Program walk around Zhongguancun.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 269

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. 20:21] Where can people find out more about your programs and your book?

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

How To Think About The Future. 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. Bad economic news in some countries and gloominess across the globe continues to weigh upon all financial markets.

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IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Private Equity 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The previous post, part 4, was about Beijing’s entrepreneurial ecosystem these are my final observations. But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description. I can’t imagine a U.S.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 216

Austin Startup

JUNE 8, 2017

After investing in 36 lobbyists to win this bill — Uber and Lyft got basically everything they wanted and both Silicon Valley giants turned their apps back on in Austin a few hours later. In just one week — Fare, the #3 player in the market, closed up shop in Austin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

If you sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably already know how to build a business, and even conservative investors won’t worry about the quality of your next business plan.

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Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Business Plan Restful 342

Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

Was SuperMac attempting to introduce radically new products and create a new market ? Was the company attempting to be a low cost provider by introducing cheaper products to an existing market? Was the company attempting to be a low cost provider by introducing cheaper products to an existing market? No, not really.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

Spanning from Silicon Valley to Upper Manhattan and everywhere in between, it seems this country is overflowing with tech-optimists. As you know — a techno-optimist is someone who is generally optimistic about the current state of technology and its potential future. Can Tech Destroy Us? Tech is Kind to Us.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Social Media Technology 148

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Thomas Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. The process of raising money in Asia is very different from raising money in Silicon Valley and, frankly, it’s not nearly as easy.

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Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

Navigating Failure: The Science of Failing Well in Entrepreneurship written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Amy Edmondson, the Novartis professor of leadership and management at the Harvard Business School.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Alysia Silberg In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Alysia Silberg. How did that come about? [04:13] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

By the time Silicon Valley white privilege culture, tech magazines that promote only white faces, Ethereum/Bitcoin fanboys, sellout black tech wannabees and globalists promoting their blockchain consortium get a hold of this article, it’s already too late and the game already ended a while ago.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review XML 54

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.

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