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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. Startups that win in the bubble will be those that get wide adoption (using freemium, viral growth, low costs, etc) and massive distribution (i.e. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it. The New Exits. Wide Adoption.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Paris, November 1998. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Saturday, December 09, 2006. First week on the job. ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2). Software 2.0:

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Cracking The Code: Death Sentence for SaaS.or for Lawson?

Cracking the Code

He should have invested in Lawson obviously… I could not track back their stock price in 1998 when NetSuite was launched, but since Jan. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. 2002, the stock price went from $17.5 per share to $8.0 ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2).