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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

I wonder what would have happened if that guy didn’t steal your slides… Reply Mark Essel , on December 7, 2009 at 6:44 am Said: We’re in midst of finding the best service/market harmony at Victus Media. Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. Now In Print!

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

Core Values Even after we had Mission and Intent down pat, one of the things that still drove me crazy was when we failed to deliver a project for sales on time or we missed a media deadline, everyone in my department had an excuse. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

New Century, New Channels For many of you reading this, boxes sitting on a retail shelf may seem hopelessly outdated, but the same marketing lessons hold for “award winning&# web sites or social media. Worry about the sales results. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Ask and It Shall be Given « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I’ve been blogging, commenting, emailing, and all over social media searching for folks to buy in to my pitch, smart personalized web software (to aid pasive search -Dave winer calls it two way, and relevant ads). I even had time to find a girlfriend who was a contractor to the company. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Who's An Entrepreneur-Talk with the Kauffman Foundation « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I think he was saying that politicians and the media are trying to promote entreprenuership as the salvation of the nation, is that correct? Filed under: Customer Development « Requiem For A Roommate 2 Responses steve , on October 21, 2010 at 7:05 am Said: what did Carl say at 1:12 ? the video skipped or something? Now In Print!

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?

Steve Blank

We were sitting in the conference room of a large well-respected media firm when their CEO breezed in to give us an overview of who they were and how forward thinking their firm was. It was, as he explained, the sum of their strategy and strategic thinking for online media. Are those my initials on the slide? Fast forward nine months.

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Coffee With Startups

Steve Blank

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.” The problem is that our messaging on the home page shouts “Write Once, Publish Everywhere&#. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!