Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup. Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 15, 2018
David Meyer founded Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) in 2000 as a way of ending pet overpopulation. Around this time Moore was introduced to lean principles through The Lean Startup and urged CEO David Meyer to consider them as well. “We We were excited about that methodology,” recalls Meyer.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.) The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000. Warning sign?
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility – [link]. Metrics for Series A – [link]. The Ultimate Photoshop Patterns Collection: 2000+ Patterns – [link]. There’s a tremendous wealth of insight in his answers and the way he engaged the Reddit audience. The link is in the Other section below.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it. Plus, as product development teams in lean startups become adept at learning-and-discovery (as opposed to just executing to spec), its clear that some bugs shouldnt be fixed. Just like in lean manufacturing, its generally more efficient to drive down the batch size.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times. Image source ).
Mucker Lab
MARCH 8, 2016
Every week, we speak with entrepreneurs who feel like they have solid metrics and growth, but they see other founders effortlessly raise millions of dollars with nothing more than an impressive PowerPoint deck. The macroeconomic conditions of 2000, 2008 or even 2016 — none of that matters to them. We understand.
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