Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

If you’ve tried to slog your way through my book on Customer Development you know that I’m insistent that the founders need to be the ones getting outside the building (physically or virtually) to validate all the initial hypotheses of the business model and product. Memorex is turning 50 years old in 2011.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, I arrived in Chennai at 3 a.m. While the basic premise is compelling, and I am very interested in entrepreneurship opportunities in this area, the business model is flawed. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. after a 24-hour journey from California. At 11 a.m.,

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, by using high-res EEG headsets and eye trackers on Polish and Dutch IKEA customers, researchers learned about consumer reactions to green business strategies, which helped identify which business models customers were likely to accept, never accept, or accept in a few years.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

« Picking Ventures: Part 1 | Main. | » September 28, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook. The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Defining Small Business Innovation. 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. Intuit Future of Small Business Resources. The Global Small Business Blog. September 2011. August 2011.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded).

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 2, 2011

Thinking back on 2010, the smash hit of the iPad and the continued proliferation of great iPhone and Android apps was one of the most striking aspects of the year. But the gap between product success and business success is a large one. The key question for 2011, therefore, is whether these great apps will mature into great companies.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MAY 4, 2011

Inc Magazine lays out some social entrepreneurship business models. To become B Corps, businesses must prove that they care as much about society and the environment as they do about profits. As of 2010, nearly 1.3 Are these all the models? via Social Entrepreneurs 2011: How a Business Can Change the World.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

Penney corporation in November 2011, he received a warm welcome. The blast in April 2010 killed 11 people and cost BP more than $40 billion; by July of that year Hayward was out of a job. As with many of these situations, it’s important to thoroughly research changes to your business model that will significantly impact your customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. It also helps to keep track of the business sectors VCs are focusing on.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately. In my mind, a "business model" reveals the structure of the profit engine that underlies the venture. Is Business Model Analysis Important To You?

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sunday, August 15, 2010. Im trying to create a technology enabled recruiting service for an unproven business model. Even though the business is making money now, its still a big risk for anyone involved. Reply Delete Peter Aug 15, 2010 04:53 PM Absolutely correct. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Captain Recruiter.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! PM OK, agree.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded). Progressive. Image source ).

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

But, the result is often a much more sustainable business model built not on market speculation about the future, but rather on creating long-term relationships with a growing group of customers. It is due out in early 2011. Our book, being published by Entrepreneur Press, has the working title The Entrepreneur's Money Book.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

DECEMBER 29, 2010

This will be the final blog post I publish on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com in 2010. I will be in Etihad Stadium when 2011 dawns, along with many thousands of other people, all joining together in one groovy moment spent with our DJ, Armin Van Buuren , who is bringing his “ Mirage &# show down under. What Happened In 2010?

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing. View More in Seattle ›.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Tuesday, August 17, 2010. 14 comments: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 dpickett says: Great post, man! Those that don’t embrace appropriate levels of pessimism are left saying “Technical cofounders don’t exist” Tuesday, August 17, 2010 james pruett says: I had a technical cofounder. Now you go: Name (required).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010. Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? October 4, 2010 11:55 AM. ► 2011. (7). ▼ 2010. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011. There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". May 1, 2011 10:32 PM. June 28, 2011 3:41 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). Newer Post.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011. I've actually done a post making the analogy between RSCM and Moneyball as explicit as possible: https://possibleinsight.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/moneyball-for-tech-startups-kevins-remix/. September 27, 2011 5:09 PM. September 27, 2011 5:51 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). ► 2010. (7).

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

» November 09, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

At the company level, founders learn about the flaws in their initial plans and adjust the startup’s strategy, business plan,and business model. percent) of new firm founders indicated that their business ideas [had] changed between the time they first identified them and the time when they were surveyed about them.”

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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Tim Keane

JULY 2, 2010

The Qualities of a Leader » July 02, 2010. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

Wisconsin 74

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Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

was OK a few months ago, the hurdle is now higher and should be close to CAC>1 – Keep only reps making quota and cut marketing activities with lower ROI Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV) >0 – Adjust operations, RD and GA to make your business model profitable 3. ► 2011. (2). ► 2010. (5). Newer Post.

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The Next Web

JULY 13, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest column by Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for internet startups at his blog Platform Thinking. 2010-2011 was a period of rampant funding and hazy valuation calculation for Indian e-commerce. You can follow Sangeet on Twitter at @sanguit. Amazon is entering India.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Signup for email updates. April 2013.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2012

Let’s take a look at some quick lessons you can learn from some past winners: Don’t give up: 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Lee Rhodes was a mother of three fighting lung cancer when she was inspired to start glassybaby. Find a problem: Rick Alden, of Skullcandy , was Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011. April 25, 2011 11:00 PM. May 14, 2011 2:39 PM. June 7, 2011 11:58 AM. ▼ 2011. (7). ► 2010. (7). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

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