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Entrepreneurship for the 99%

Steve Blank

million) of the 15 million net new jobs created between 1993 and 2009. Alex is a successful serial entrepreneur –with the same drive and energy of many we have known here in Silicon Valley, but different. The reality is that the United States is still a nation of small businesses. of the ~6 million companies in the U.S.

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A lot of entrepreneurs ask me to look at their business ideas since they know what I do for a living. A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. This is the increase in value we get from switching to a different product or service.

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A lot of entrepreneurs ask me to look at their business ideas since they know what I do for a living. A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. This is the increase in value we get from switching to a different product or service.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

Myth #2: I need to have a perfect product. Often, you will see a large company put enough marketing muscle behind a mediocre product to generate a profit from it. Let’s turn the tables and think about an off the wall question: Do you even need a product? In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.