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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

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. I know we have to create something users find valuable (the two-way search, games?)

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Discovery, in contrast to search, took center stage as Pinterest displayed hockey stick growth (and raised VC money near a $200M valuation in late 2011).