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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

It helped that in the nuclear winter that followed the crash, 2001 – 2004, startups and VCs were extremely risk averse and amenable to new ideas that reduced risk. So we ( Blank , Reis , Osterwalder ) built the tools and created a new language for innovation and modern entrepreneurship.

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How Customer Development Failed Us

Steve Blank

Here’s his story of when Customer Development failed. We were lucky to learn about Customer Development early on in the life of our startup. Along the way we were fortunate to meet Steve, develop strategic partnerships, and raise a series A round of investment. So how did Customer Development fail us?

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

But in the bubble, startups got creative and shortened the time needed to get a product to the customer by releasing “beta’s” (buggy products still needing testing) and having the customers act as their Quality Assurance group. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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