Steve Blank

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 5: Customer Relationship Hypotheses

Steve Blank

Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc., Their ads of “Cloud Demand Prediction” hadn’t been catching the eyes of people searching for these keywords.

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How Kevin O’Connor, and FindTheBest Got Lean

Steve Blank

I remember trying to search for the best college for my son and the top ski resort for a family vacation, only to find scam sites promoting a “top 10″ list or “featured” options, meaning they were getting paid to promote them. Here’s how our company is following the Steve Blank blueprint. An Untested Hypothesis.

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