Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. Because the new CEO had built a team capable of and comfortable with executing an existing business model, the company would fail or get acquired. Board Control. For three decades (1978-2008), investors controlled the board. The founders.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Read more » Recent Press The New York Times April 22, 2009 - A Company Plans to Market Illiquid Assets CNBC.com April 8, 2008 - Social Stock Picking Reuters April 6, 2009 - Bit.ly I am a business person, not a technologist. A full-time business partner is definitely not required at this point in the company's life.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How To Change The World » December 14, 2009.   Paul goes on to develop the story of "vanilla" documents prepared by the angel's attorney.    Groups tend to use more standard terms and -- more important -- develop an understanding of what they really do want. Starting Startups.   Yup. 

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Do they perceive enough value to pay prices that create for you a profit margin that matches your business model? Your Product Plan must fit into context of your overall business mission.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

They assume that the tasks that they are performing during the early stage of startup development are the same tasks that will be performed during the next and very different stages. At the company level, founders learn about the flaws in their initial plans and adjust the startup’s strategy, business plan,and business model.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Now I just need a business model. Failed founders seem to agree that a business model is important.

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