Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). But NewTV doesn’t plan on testing these hypotheses. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Version 1 was built without customer feedback, and before version 1 was complete work had already started on version 2 so it took till version 3 before the customer was really heard (e.g. Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. Microsoft Windows 3.0).

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask. No investor cares about a business plan. Will developers and designers provide services for a piece of the company? Our target customer has been mountain resorts, not general public, to buy a fleet of 10+ sleds to run guided tours. A few nuggets.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44