Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.” This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels. recession in 2009.”.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing. billion.)

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The goal was to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share – because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. The New Exits.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

So this has always been our most significant focus area, whether in 2022, 2021, or 2001. . The vast majority of their customer acquisition is word of mouth. When you put those two things together, you get high-quality customers, high LTV, and acquisition at super low costs. So having just growth is not enough. David Zhang.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Remember that Eric Schmidt was brought onboard as CEO 10 years ago by Google co-founders Page and Sergey Brin to be the “adult” in the room (it’s hard to imagine, but Google was just a toddler — 3 years old — in 2001, and Page and Brin were both just 28).

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