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Business Plans Are An Historical Artifact

Feld Thoughts

I went on to create a company, with my partner Dave Jilk, that bore very little resemblance to that business plan. By 1997, when I started investing as a venture capital investor, I was no longer reading business plans. Business Model Canvas vs Lean Canvas vs One-Page Lean Startup. Related articles. Looking for Help?

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? Two of my role models for my career were in this company. (And But this story is not about Convergent.