Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
In tech startups stock options were here almost from the beginning, first offered to the founders in 1957 at Fairchild Semiconductor , the first chip startup in Silicon Valley. It drove the relentless “do whatever it takes” culture of 20 th century Silicon Valley. Why Startups Offer Stock Options. And the bet worked.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 got connected up with Softbank which was investing very aggressively in the U.S. So having spent a lot of time thinking about this Silicon Valley is a thing in and of itself. So everybody goes through this phase of we want to be the next Silicon Valley.
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Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 1, 2014
As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. Bill Gross founded Idealab in 1996, making it the longest-running technology incubator alive today. He’ll talk about making a profit and making a difference in a conversation with New Media Ventures’ Christie George.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
As the executive producer of the DEMO conference from 1996 to 2009, she helped more than 1,500 companies make their market debut. Steve : You know, I call this the Hollywood-ization of Silicon Valley. Among these was the realization that a formal onboarding process for new hires is critical. Anand : Yeah.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2018
Don’t hire for industry experience. A far more important hiring criterion is what I call “DNA.”. A far more important hiring criterion is what I call “DNA.”. You want to hire people whose values, motivations, and personality correspond to — or better yet, expand — your culture. Our approach succeeded.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
With that implicit assumption, startups hire a VP of Sales with a great rolodex and call on established mainstream companies while marketing creates a brand and buzz to create demand and drive it into the sales channel (web, direct salesforce, etc.) In 1996 no potential customer had even heard of a Personal Digital Assistant.
Seeing Both Sides
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? To answer these questions, we built a database of 112 Israeli companies founded between 1996 and 2013 that have met or exceeded $20 million in revenue.
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