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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | STEVE BLANK MAY 21, 2012 Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley Facebook and Social Media. Today, social media startups can return 100’s of millions or even billions in less than 3 years. Instead, the investor money is moving to social media. New VC’s, focused on both the early and late stage of social media have transformed the VC landscape. (I’m Kennedy, September 1962. | STEVE BLANK JUNE 15, 2009 Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank Writing, Social Media, Graphics, Editing content, research, etc. Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” It was a brawling “take no prisoners,” work hard, party hard, type of company. But his work ethic was legendary. | | | | | |
| STEVE BLANK DECEMBER 17, 2009 Building a Company with Customer Data – Why Metrics Are Not Enough You assemble this view by gathering information from a variety of sources: web sites, social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, et al) sales data, win/loss information, market research data (i.e. Gathering real-world feedback from customers is a core concept of Customer Development as well as the Lean Startup. But what information to collect? | | | | | | | | | | |
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STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013  China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)
These incubators are mostly clustered in the eastern coastal regions, and disproportionately target TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) and Biotech. 'I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. All the usual caveats apply. I – The Torch Program. MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009 Coffee With Startups
weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. An Existing Market All four were trying to resegment an “Existing Market.” Me – “Have you used Company x’s product? Do you know have they distribute their product? Do you know how they create demand? This is easy to test. MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013  Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)
Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. All the usual caveats apply. MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013  Guns and Cyber Security
The class consists of basic networking and administration, network mapping, remote exploits, denial of service, web vulnerabilities, social engineering, password vulnerabilities, wireless network exploitation, persistence, digital media analysis, and cyber mission operations. 'The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. MORE >> -
STEVE BLANK | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011  The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 3: Value Proposition Hypotheses
They met with their mentors, and refined their messaging pitch by attending a media training workshop one of our mentors held. The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post is part three. Part one is here , two is here. Syllabus is here. The Nine Teams Present. Autonomow. MORE >>
- Fly High STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret. STEVE BLANK | SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009
- Now Hear This STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials? STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009
- SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent. STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
- Who's An Entrepreneur-Talk with the Kauffman Foundation « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
- Elephants Can Dance – Reinventing HP « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009
- Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My. STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
- Ardent War Story 4: You Know You're Getting Close to Your. STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
- SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
- Ask and It Shall be Given « Steve Blank STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
- Teaching Entrepreneurship – The “Survey” Class STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010
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