Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business Model Affects Metrics and Exit Criteria Web-based Business Model Exit Criteria In a web-business model you’re looking for traffic, users, conversion, virality, etc – not revenue. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad.

Customer Development 228

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 228

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Having read the majority of Peter Lynch’s investment books, I knew not to ignore the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our team. Even those that started skeptically came back enthused.

eCommerce 62

eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Today, I went to an event in the city of Campbell to hear Matt Mickiewicz, Founder of SitePoint, Flippa, and 99Designs, talk about how he got started. Pick up a book on sales and negotiating. You can get more sign-ups using viral techniques. He said CrowdSpring actually did a contest on 99Designs for its logo.

EC2 53

EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Richard Branson’s recently released book Screw Business as Usual outlines how conscious capitalism can also be good for the bottom line.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley. How To Pick A Co-Founder , by Naval Ravikant (Venture Hacks). Steven gave me an advance copy of the book.

Technology 191

Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

In 1999 Foreman sold the rights to the George Foreman Grill for $137 million. Williams currently is the founder and CEO of her interior design firm “V Starr Interiors,&# has her own fashion line and is a part-owner of the Miami Dolphins NFL franchise. Venus Williams. an operator of roller hockey rinks. Photo: Håkan Dahlström.

Charlotte 93

Charlotte Entrepreneur Miami Jordan 93

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). The founders, the CEO, the CFO, the executives, the employees, and the venture investors. I don’t think so.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82