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SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

But the team believed adding video as an integral part of an operating system and user experience (where there had only been text and still images) would be transformative. But Apple had planned to announce and demo QuickTime without a way to get video into the Mac. The software was idiot proof.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. was starting.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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supermac War Story 1: Joining supermac

Steve Blank

Now with a new infusion of $8 million dollars of venture capital, SuperMac had been resurrected from the dead and was attempting to restart. Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. Their guess was that they would find value in the high margin graphics business.

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Quickly Unpacking Spotify’s Acquisition Of Gimlet Media

Haystack

YouTube empowers its premium subscribers to experience YouTube Red or Premium, which allows users to play the audio of any YouTube video as background audio — much like a podcast. 5/ Underlying RSS Technology Not Optimal For 21st Century Media. Remember Pandora? Well, Pandora Christmas is pretty good.

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Out of the Ashes - Something Isn't Quite Right

Steve Blank

I was consulting for the two venture capital firms who between them put $12 million into my last failed startup. (My Yet when I talked to my venture capital friends, they said, “Well, that’s just how startups work. My mother kept asking if they were going to make me pay the money back. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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Customer Development Fireside Chat

Steve Blank

The relevant part starts about 4:30 into the video (wait for it to download.) luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.