Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We want money to make some acquisitions (investors would prefer to fund M&A if they know specific deals – not to encourage bad behavior. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Experiments run by Dan Smullen , who manages technical SEO for Independent News & Media , demonstrate that Google isn’t biased against paywalled content: Before launching our paywall in February, we implemented a soft wall—a registration wall. was selected due to its ranking for evergreen queries, such as “things to do in Canada.”

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

September 24th, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I will be adding many more in the coming months as members launch their products and request to be included in the showcase.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Join My Online Split Testing Class on May 11th I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Its the same with acquisitions. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes will be to relax and go back to writing code. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Size of the online gambling market from 2009 to 2020 (in billion U.S. Before starting an online casino take time to study the online software providers that exist. Determined to give their customers the best software solutions, they have support structures that give the best experience to entrepreneurs. Source: Statista.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

When I talk to people who are thinking about launching a software product, whether a high-growth or Micropreneur endeavor, from time to time I hear that if they could get to the front page of Digg or get a mention on TechCrunch that they would be “set.&# September 23rd, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? October 8th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

See Supporting New Managers and What Would You Do to Support New Managers? We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. See Five Things Meme as an example. as an example.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

My Experience Back in 2002/2003 I spent hours writing a sales letter and emailing it to 15 local design firms, offering my services as an outsourced development staff (I coded in PHP,NET and Java at the time). I increased by rate nearly 30% in 3 months due to the amount of work coming my way. 9 comments ↓ #1 Robert on 09.29.09

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

He opens the code and sees calls that don’t close database connections, no database column indexes, and a snarl of spaghetti he knows will take a few months to untangle. People know when they’re in the presence of someone who really cares about their code/product/startup. Passion is impossible to hide.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

Of late, however, it looks like they just might be getting their local strategy together and marshaling a suite new features combined with existing assets to put themselves in position to take a giant leap in the local reviews, local offers, and local social games to go with their strong local search position. and CityPages.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 28, 2009

October 28th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. You can download the MP3 here. You can find it here. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2009

Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. The Funniest Amazon Reviews Ever – 1,255 of them. on 08.11.09

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Lessons from a “Pay What You Want&# Software Sale – A key takeaway: “Few people chose their price based on the perceived value of the game. Lessons of Failure Blog -A well-written blog about software development and project management. December 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

JUNE 10, 2010

Thousands of people who are better developers than you, are better at evaluating markets, and better at marketing software have built products and still work for a living. During his presentation at the Business of Software conference in 2009, Dharmesh Shah said “For your first startup, maximize your odds of a modest outcome.&#

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Software By Rob

JULY 16, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← One of the Most Time Consuming Startup Roadblocks The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Check out my book Like this post? at 1:09 pm [.]

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

November 2nd, 2009 | About this Blog Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. In any case, I apologize for the inconvenience. Things appear to be back to normal. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 29, 2009

October 29th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Software Development Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. had confirmation codes. #7 Then they just copy and paste the code into the HIT. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2009

October 26th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Know Thy Audience – And look at creative funding sources. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? The highlight of the day was that I finally had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror and Stack Overflow. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 9, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← A Glimpse of the Future What is the Micropreneur Academy? Read on… March 9th, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? In the end, you need something more than a 9 to 9 can offer.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2009

Digital Products → Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound Netbook, and Internet 1996 Cool News, Links & Reviews If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. JournalSpace Crashes; Out of Business Due to Lack of Backups – Another sad story. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 9, 2009

I’ve been reading Joel on Software for eight years and I’ve been a paying user of FogBugz for nearly four. December 9th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Great post. #5

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Software By Rob

MARCH 6, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Something Big is Coming… Here is My Glimpse of the Future → A Glimpse of the Future Micropreneurship If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Building Your Startup?

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Software By Rob

JULY 17, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Two Must-Read Books for Micropreneurs Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur → The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

This “gap” first came to fruition in 2009 when retailers decided that the best way to attract mobile users was to create a mobile application. Although this gap is decreasing due to the rise of mobile website optimization , conversion rates for these websites are still poor when compared to their desktop counterparts. Image Source.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? October 15th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2009

A recent discussion in the Micropreneur Academy surrounded the topic of starting an online business selling physical products as opposed to software. But there are two downfalls of selling physical products compared to software: 1. Since I’ve worked on both sides of the fence I have a lot to say on the subject.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 2, 2009

I’ll be talking more about this during the coming week… March 2nd, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? 2 Danimal on 03.02.09

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

7:15] How do you manage the fact that somebody is hiring you to do marketing, but you can’t really do marketing if you don’t get into every aspect of their business? [10:20] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And it was great until 2009 came along. (18:57): Duct Tape Transcript.

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andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

You often end up with lots of half-done experiments lying around, an infrastructure that isn’t built to scale, and a mishmash of code that needs to be refactored. For example, a design approach just turns out to be error-prone or a junior programmer just writes bad code. Of course, we are mostly interested in the second type.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. A founder’s lack of credibility/experience in growing and managing a large company hindered a company that wanted to go public. But the majority of technology companies that went public circa 1979-2009, with professional VCs as their investors, faced this challenge.

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