Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) Reply Greg Boutin , on August 31, 2009 at 12:33 pm Said: A very interesting contribution, Steve. 3 , on August 31, 2009 at 12:48 pm Said: [.] Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-08-31 , on August 31, 2009 at 6:09 pm Said: [.]

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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. 2009 – Back to The Future The bad news is that since the bubble most VC firms haven’t made a profit. So what’s left?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

It’s true that it’s cheaper to start companies now and cheaper to get distribution. But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage. I was very active in 2009 / early 2010. I avoided much of this.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

On the enterprise side of our business, we’ve seen the increasing demand from traditional large corporate buyers looking for ways to manage a more distribute workforce,” Cooper said. “In Every part of our organization has members of the team that are distributed all over the world. Focus on the East.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2020

By 2009, the success of this ecommerce model was more evident. With so many distribution channels available, it can be confusing to know which method works best with which product. Furthermore, this was the time Amazon became more popular in the market. Marketing Channels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 2009 the organization moved to a run-rate methodology, which monitors spending quarter-over-quarter. Peter Nesbitt, VP of Finance at Teampay , said, “Forecasting is exceptionally challenging in practice, especially as end users drive an era of distributed spending. Successful agile budgeting requires modern technology.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Mint & finances #distribution #andalsoproduct # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 3: Build brand buzz to epic proportions, aka a Purple Cow, ie. iPhone & iPad #distribution #ormaybemarketing # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 2: Partner with someone with an established distribution channel, ie. startupcto

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. Reply Bill Allred , on May 1, 2009 at 10:46 am Said: This is a really common pitfall. That’s 10x what many websites convert. demand creation strategy).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Back in 2009, Cloudera placed news of its Distribution for Hadoop launch in tech blogs and reputable news sources , and reached 1.5 Regardless of the social networks you identify as worthy of prioritizing, longer-form blogs likely generate much of the content your audience eventually shares. million people in 24 hours as a result.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

the version that would facilitate the investment of real money) was planned for late-2009. They were interested in the tools and new distribution medium kaChing provided. the version that would facilitate the investment of real money) was planned for late-2009. The result? The result?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

percent between 2009 and 2014. This in turn led to the creation of online repository sites that enabled the distribution and storage of information by multiple parties. The benefits so far accrued from the use of VDRs is unprecedented. According to IBISWorld, the VDR industry grew at an incredible annualized rate of about 16.7

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

By 2009, it had run out of cash. According to Coley Brown, CEO of VisionMine, of Englewood, NJ, the consulting firm that worked with Vuzit in 2009-10, this type of role reversal – with a small company helping a larger one – has become emblematic of the “open innovation” trend.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

April 27, 2009 8:59 AM Anonymoussaid. July 15, 2009 11:18 PM markmontgomery said. Mark Montgomery Founder Kyield Initium VC September 12, 2009 4:21 AM Mark Montgomery said. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Everyone should have a chance to walk the floor looking for deals, technology, distribution, customers, etc. Reply steveblank , on May 22, 2009 at 2:39 pm Said: Morteza, The comments about “ignore this post&# were meant that if your sales channel is the web you rarely go to trade shows. These two posts were amazing.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) wherein all network participants can have separate copies of the entire record of transactions on the network. According to research from JP Morgan, revenues from investment banking peaked in 2009 at $207.7 Morgan Stanley predicts that Robo Advisors will manage $6.5

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2013

As the “ Wealth Inequality in America “ video describes, a Harvard business professor and economist asked over 5000 Americans how they thought wealth was distributed in the U.S, which was about $54 trillion in 2009. Then he compared those results with the reality for 311 million Americans.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

January 18, 2009 8:22 AM Dan Khan said. Cheers, -Dan January 18, 2009 9:04 PM Ivo said. January 20, 2009 1:12 PM Anonymoussaid. April 12, 2009 12:28 AM kenshin said. April 21, 2009 4:51 PM Geethan said. April 26, 2009 8:40 PM RubyFocus Groups said. September 27, 2009 3:31 PM codercofounder said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 26, 2009 Product development leverage Leverage has once again become a dirty word in the world of finance, and rightly so. We combined three tactics: extensive use of free software, an open platform for user-generated content, and leveraged distribution channels. Great post! Very useful post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Update: PDF version for "lazy linux users" and others who love freedom.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? Because they have no presence in the market, they have to find distribution channels to bring in customers. April 14, 2009 3:09 PM Eric Santos said. Great post!

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Were trying to put some of these "its the system, stupid" ideas into practice on NileGuide (www.nileguide.com) April 28, 2009 9:19 PM Jake Faris said. September 3, 2009 12:25 PM Omar Ead said. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

May 12, 2009 7:42 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) Sure, Id be delighted to.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

February 14, 2009 11:12 PM Eric said. Thanks for stopping by, Eric February 27, 2009 9:07 PM dan said. May 15, 2009 1:17 AM neocoder said. August 31, 2009 9:17 PM Anonymoussaid. November 6, 2009 2:32 PM bonder said. November 21, 2009 8:19 PM Anonymoussaid. Hi Nice Post Is it still a "Draft"?

Software Review 144

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Thanks Hazem March 18, 2009 6:34 PM Anonymoussaid. March 19, 2009 6:11 PM Anonymoussaid. March 19, 2009 6:11 PM Anonymoussaid. March 19, 2009 9:03 PM Anonymoussaid. March 19, 2009 9:34 PM Chris Morgan said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Cyber-Physical Systems Working with government and industry to create standards for a new generation of interoperable, dynamic, and efficient “smart systems” – an “industrial Internet” – that combines distributed sensing, control, and data analytics to help grow new high-value American jobs and the economy. USDataGov on Twitter.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

It is becoming easier and cheaper for companies to bring products to market, leveraging free and open source software , cloud computing, open social data (Facebook, OpenSocial ), and open distribution (AdWords, SEO). February 13, 2009 4:05 AM Eric said. Try this download link February 16, 2009 9:21 PM Anonymoussaid.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2010

In management jobs related to operations – that is, the people tasked with actually making and distributing physical products – this kind of thinking is now considered ludicrous, thanks to a century of progress. In fact, making mistakes is seen as “proof&# of being second-class. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 12, 2009

  I wonder if 2009 is the year that some wireless startups breakthrough.    What is different in 2009 versus 1996 is that we do have a user base, we have some awesome devices that are cheap, powerful, and easy to use, and we have all you can eat service plans with unlimited data.  appeared first on BeyondVC.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

A 59% increase in bobs since January 2009? The irony of Bray’s argument is of course that Android – the part of Google that pays his salary, is also Java-based (well, pending the outcome of the Oracle suit anyway ) and extremely innovative. Not bad for a dead technology.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

A 59% increase in bobs since January 2009? The irony of Bray’s argument is of course that Android – the part of Google that pays his salary, is also Java-based (well, pending the outcome of the Oracle suit anyway ) and extremely innovative. Not bad for a dead technology.

Java 43

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2011

The company’s numbers speak for themselves – since December 2009, Neff Headwear ‘s expanded its distribution from 1,000 doors in 35 countries to approximately 3,500 doors in over 40 nations. And this despite the company sticking to its core beliefs and keep distribution tight.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

September 25, 2009 5:23 PM jchunter said. Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim.

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