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Clayton Christensen

Steve Blank

If you’re reading my blog, odds are you know who Clayton Christensen was. I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. The result was the Lean LaunchPad , I-Corps and Hacking for Defense — classes for a different type of student that emulated the startup experience. I never got to say thank you.

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Revenue Development

K9 Ventures

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). Patrick is completely correct here.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? The other thing it helps clarify is that even at work, it’s the relationships that matter most (collegues, customers, partners, etc). The Adventure of a Lifetime.