Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. These bubble startups were actually guessing at their business model and did premature and aggressive hype and early company launches and had extremely high burn rates – all predicated on an IPO to raise more cash.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. They remain entrepreneurs.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. They remain entrepreneurs. .

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. For VC’s and entrepreneurs the gold rush to liquidity was on. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age.

Internet 335

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

Jordan 78

Jordan Bangladesh India Mexico 78

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

Jordan 62

Jordan Bangladesh India Mexico 62

The Next Web

AUGUST 6, 2013

WebVan went bankrupt in 2001 after burning through $1 billion on warehouses, inventory systems and fleet delivery trucks. They didn’t validate their business model before investing so much in it and under-estimated the “last mile” problem. Entrepreneur Insider tnwcontributors' Real world example: WebVan vs Zappos.

Lean 132

Lean Startup Continuous Deployment Open Source 132