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Hear how the Lean Startup began — and helped one company find success: Episode 2 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Eric Ries and Jon Sebastiani

Steve Blank

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Eric Ries , entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup. Jon Sebastiani , founder and CEO of KRAVE Jerky , a company that got its start in my class at Berkeley back in 2011 and was recently acquired by Hershey.

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Why Startups Fail - 20 Top Reasons Gleaned from 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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January 11th, 2011 the Chubby Team 34 Comments. Discord with a cofounder was one of the most fatal issues for a company. Bricabox cofounder advises, “When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. Investors Companies. 13 – Disharmony with Investors/Co-founders.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

Chatting with CEO and cofounder Kaufer this week, I was reminded of the fact that the company started with a very different business model in mind. Advertisers are brought to the site and driven mainly through self-service channels, so there is no need for a large sales force or account management team. Think about that.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

In 2011, it accounted for approximately $2.3 billion in total industry sales. So, if I were going to invent something, I’d probably start by creating an affordable jeweler’s workbench, not least because I’d be able to test it, and because I already know all the distribution channels I’d need to hit in order to sell it.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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This is when I realized that I can use my business/sales experience that can and therefore I quit my job on the spot and started BuffetGO. At the time, I was a doing sales and marketing for a media company. In 2011, I was looking for my next challenge. Thanks to Tonya Veasey, Open Channels Group (OCG) ! #43