1997 Customer Lean Product 
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
This 4-part story, however, explores the Austin ecosystem based on the 4Cs framework — culture , capital , customers, and competencies. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers? Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0
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Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2020
I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. Christensen, writing for a corporate audience, explained that there were two classes of products – sustaining and disruptive. His message was that existing companies are great at sustaining technologies and products but were ignoring the threat of disruption.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 8, 2015
Rather, effective marketing begins with deep customer insights that translate into a great brand idea that is media-agnostic. While there has been a greater cynicism of big brands in the Western worlds, strong brands still continue to outperform the stock market, draw loyal customers, charge higher prices, and save on media spending.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. In addition to FOMO it is partly driven by massive increase in valuations for earlier-stage companies who raised money at bit seed prices but who still have product risk.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 21, 2013
Jim has founded six companies, including Preview Travel, one of the first online travel agencies, which went public in 1997 and subsequently merged to create Travelocity.com as an independent company. I asked Jim to share what he learned in teaching the Lean LaunchPad class to undergraduates. And Zignal Labs. What did we experience?
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 4, 2012
By 1997, when I started investing as a venture capital investor, I was no longer reading business plans. In the past decade, we’ve shifted from a “tell me about it” approach (the business plan) to a “show me” approach (the Lean Startup). Business Model Canvas vs Lean Canvas vs One-Page Lean Startup.
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