Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

We’ve pivoted our Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum. We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

I know pivoting well. My current company, RespondWell, is the result of a pivot from our original company, RespondDesign, which developed the world’s first fitness game for the Xbox. Here are my five tips on how to pivot successfully: 1. Pivot cleanly. It’s time to burn the house down. There’s no “I” in Team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2022

You will be pivoting your business in your lifetime, whether you are a new startup, or a mature company like Motorola or IBM. Pivoting” is changing a fundamental part of your business model. The pivot can be as simple as changing the pricing model, or as complex as moving from a product business to a services business.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2012

Plenty, it seems, according to the authors of “ The Pivot Point “ Authors and organizational behavior experts Victoria Grady and James Grady use the scenario of some participants of an organizational management conference caught by a huge storm who are forced to take shelter in a hotel.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Businesses pivot all the time, be it to capitalize on new trends , extend their product lines or cut back on expenses. But how do you know if you need to pivot? . But when the chewing gum proved more popular, he pivoted his entire business to accommodate his customers. Should you pivot your business?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2023

Whether you decide to pivot or persevere, the key is to make those decisions intentionally, says James Hunter. The post The Entrepreneurial Path: Knowing When To Pivot And When To Persevere appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 16, 2021

Pivoting To Win With Former NFL Player Jordan Babineaux written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He’s also the author of Pivot to Win: Make The Big Plays In Life, Sports & Business. What’s the context that you use the word ‘pivot’ in? Marketing Podcast with Jordan Babineaux.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2022

When the market throws a curveball, resilient companies will find a way to pivot even through the most turbulent times, says Jennifer Apy. The post How Business Execs Can Pivot Out Of Turbulent Times appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Four Ways To Know You’re Ready For A Career Pivot appeared first on Young Upstarts. Dilenschneider is here to help you know when it’s time to leap into a new career… and how to think about your bold new chapter. The post Is It Time To Reinvent Yourself?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2010

Pivoting the Business Model. Eric Ries coined this business model iteration loop – the Pivot. Types of Pivots. Pivoting” is when you change a fundamental part of the business model. If you draw your business model , figuring out how to Pivot is simpler as you can diagram the options of what to change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Great leaders seem to make the right pivotal decisions at every critical point along the way. So I was happy to see Julia Tang Peters, in her classic book “ Pivot Points ,” tackle this issue a while back. Yet we all know that there is a big gap between good entrepreneurs and a great business leaders. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Ability to Pivot – I don’t like to invest in people that I’ve never met before who come through my office wanting to have a term sheet within 30 days. You’re forced to “pivot&# on a regular basis. Great entrepreneurs pivot. If you haven’t spent time over there you should. Geni.com beget Yammer.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- SMS marketing. I already started publishing content to get ready for next year, but to make this pivot successful, I need to do more. 4- In 2020 we are pivoting to enhancing older content. Photo Credit: Jesse Silkoff. Thanks to Murat Bicak ! #4-

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cash Nickerson shares the four strategies he uses to pivot from “no” to “yes” during a negotiation standoff. The post How To Pivot From No To Yes In A Negotiation Standoff appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2013

The term "pivot" is probably one of the most overused and abused terms in today's product teams. I've heard teams refer to a "pivot" of their technology stack (e.g. from Java to Ruby), or a "pivot" of their development process (e.g. I call the two types "Vision Pivots" and "Discovery Pivots.". Vision Pivots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Pivots become a source of pain rather than positive learning. Every startup I know has had to pivot at least once, no matter how certain they were of their solution and market. Investors quickly learn the only control they really have is financial, so they will use it to apply any constraints.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

One of the more stubborn problems in building a business is the paradox of consistency vs. the pivot. . And there’s the problem: is it time to pivot? Consider this: It’s better to have a mediocre strategy consistently applied over three or more years than a series of brilliant strategies, each applied for six months or so.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot (The following guest post is a new experiment for this blog. It’s common, perhaps the norm, for startups to pivot like that—to discover that a product is catching on in unintended ways worth pursuing. How’d it happen?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

In fact, if you’re one of the 48% of SMBs and entrepreneurs who have experienced a severe decline in demand or cannot operate at all as a result of the pandemic – pivoting online may have been the only route out. Mistake 1: Pivoting without looking (at the data). A blind pivot is likely to be a pivot in the wrong direction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Experiment and pivot to avoid ‘big bang’ expectations. More success has been logged with companies like Amazon, which lightly funds many business model experiments each year, and is not hesitant to pivot or learn from failures. To be successful, and leave a positive legacy, you need a team of motivated employees and loyal customers.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2014

Surprisingly one of the “learnings” said that, “… the “big pivot” after starting with a different initial product is an outlier. The four “pivots” after a different initial product were all in consumer companies (Groupon, Instagram, Pinterest and Fab).” Short answer – almost all the Unicorns pivoted.

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deal architect

MAY 7, 2023

On Saturday, I watched the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. Warren Buffett was less than optimistic: “During the last six months or so, the “incredible period” for the US economy has been coming to an end” Earlier in the week,

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And almost always they come back after a month, or three, or six and say “I think we need to pivot because one of those three things [problem, customer, product] weren’t correct.”. And it’s not a pivot. If you’re changing only one of these three aspects it’s definitely not a pivot. A pivot is when you are shifting completely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Pivots become a source of pain rather than positive learning. Every startup I know has had to pivot at least once, no matter how certain they were of their solution and market. Investors quickly learn the only control they really have is financial, so they will use it to apply any constraints.

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deal architect

MAY 24, 2023

In the 90th episode of Burning Platform, we host Bob Evans, founder of Cloud Wars and co-founder of Acceleration Economy We discuss the state of enterprise software in the middle of 2023 with the end of the COVID pandemic and.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

In the journey to establishing a robust online presence, the choice of tools for website development and design plays a pivotal role. It’s a pivotal platform for getting your brand’s story in front of the right eyes and establishing a lasting online presence and connection with potential customers.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Indeed, the company has had to pivot several times before landing on their current form - and success. And so LivingSocial pivoted into the group-buying and daily deals space. But like many success stories, LivingSocial didn't suddenly spring up wholly formed.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bret Waters has written a great post on the choice between sticking to your vision and pivoting based on what the market tells you. I vote pivot (with a purpose). TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2016

He supported their vision for a sneaker marketplace and his eBay work experience was really additive when they initially made the decision to pivot. The Pivot You Need to Read About was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Pivot, then Repeat. It was the year of pivots for so many, and the survey finds the trend will continue into next year. According to the data, 76% of business owners have pivoted or are in the process of pivoting their business model to maintain revenue, and among those that already pivoted, 73% expect to pivot again in the next year.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2012

A founder’s skill is knowing how to recognize new patterns and to pivot on a dime. A Pivot a Week. We got to pivot now.” So when we had a few minutes alone I offered Yuri that he was misusing the word “pivot” and confusing it with “ whatever I feel like at the moment.” ” Pivot as an excuse. he’d declare. “We

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Adaptability and Flexibility is Pivotal Embracing change as an opportunity rather than a threat, pivoting strategies during downturns, and staying agile in a dynamic market are essential traits for surviving in a constantly evolving business landscape.

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Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2013

That’s what we call a pivot , start-up fanatics. You take one idea, run with it, and if it’s not going well then “pivot” in another direction. Back to pivoting …. I was all for just plain Snufulupugus, although that would severely restrict our 140 character tweet limit. Fred “Snufulupugus” Wilson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2014

You will be pivoting your business in your lifetime, whether you are a new startup, or a mature company like Motorola or IBM. Pivoting” is changing a fundamental part of your business model. The pivot can be as simple as changing the pricing model, or as complex as moving from a product business to a services business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You will be pivoting your business in your lifetime, whether you are a new startup, or a mature company like Motorola or IBM. Pivoting” is changing a fundamental part of your business model. The pivot can be as simple as changing the pricing model, or as complex as moving from a product business to a services business.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The pivot to tech has accelerated, and beware those firms that cling to their old ways of doing business. Pivot quickly and don’t be among the last firms to embrace change; it could be your demise. This fact dwarfs the issues that have swamped legacy or regular businesses that have seen a huge retraction in investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Make it clear that you always aim for progress, expect mistakes, and recognize that course-corrections or pivots are normal in business. Start by getting people comfortable with what they don’t know, showing them you are open to new ideas, and don’t demand perfection in all deliverables. Develop self-awareness of your triggers.

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