Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2013

I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The post Defrag 2013 In One Month appeared first on Feld Thoughts. We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 16, 2013

The post The 2013 Boston Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. At 3:55pm yesterday I cried. I was getting ready for a Google Hangout back to my office with my partners and I noticed something about an explosion at the Boston Marathon on twitter. I did a quick scan of Twitter, clicked through to a few links, and realized a bomb had gone off near the finish line. I went blank – just stared at my computer screen – and then started crying.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The full Defrag 2013 agenda is here (and it will continue to evolve) but topics will include the following: The History and Future of Calm Technology (Amber Case). The post Defrag 2013 – Year 7 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Defrag is entering its seventh year of existence. That’s kind of amazing to me.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2013

VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed [Research]. To get your 2013 marketing plans on track to increase revenues, here are seven social media tactics based on solid research that you need now. How will 2013 compare? 10 Digital Marketing Predictions for 2013.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 12, 2013

To get a sense of which companies are (or will) be making the biggest splashes this coming year, especially in terms of technology, I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: If you could invest money in any tech startup in 2013, what would it be and why?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

his week, 70,000 attendees will descend on Barcelona for the annual mobile techie Fiesta known as the Mobile World Congress. Among the 1500 exhibitors, more than 10% are from Israel, the third largest contingent of any country at the show. [[ This is a content summary only.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

March 28, 2013. Previous Everything about Java 8 March 26, 2013. March 2013 (2). January 2013 (2). About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. Framework Benchmarks.

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For Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

We worked together with Pacific Crest, an investment banking firm with a specific focus on SaaS, to survey 155 SaaS companies on a variety of topics such as growth rates, CAC (cost to acquire a customer), gross margins, churn rates, etc. The goal of the survey is to provide useful operational and financial benchmarking data. […]. Business Model SaaS CAC churn

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David Cohen

JANUARY 16, 2013

Sure, it’s cold right now, but it’s time to start thinking ahead to summer if you want a chance to participate in Startup Summer 2013.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 28, 2013

We’re excited to announce the 2013 Lean Startup Conference , December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. As the Lean Startup movement grows and matures, the conference does, too, this year expanding and changing in a number of ways—based almost entirely on things that our attendees have asked for. We’ll talk in a minute about some of the new features of the conference, but first, let’s look at the conference themes.

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

These 10 social media companies will be booming in 2013. Social media is vitally important in the success of a business and brand in today’s world. If you haven’t yet become a member of the following sites, you may want to strongly consider it.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

MWC 2013 AMPhealth AMPinsure Anywhere Software CallApp MWCMost of the mobile industry players (hardware, software, networks, etc) converges to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona once a year to show off their latest innovations, sign deals and set the new horizon in mobile. The Israeli Pavilion has long been one of the top attractions of MWC, drawing [.]. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

We’ve compiled a list of the top 100 hardworking mom bloggers that you should be following in 2013: 1. Mompreneurs are women that have a family while simultaneously starting up and running their own business!

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Take a moment to visit your local bookstore or sit down with the Kindle and check out these must-read titles for 2013. New Entrepreneurship Books for 2013. 2013) uncovers the nature of how the small businesses in the world can overcome industry stalwarts.

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Redeye VC

DECEMBER 28, 2013

It started with a gap in the market. Technology writing comes in many forms. It can be long and lyrical a la The New Yorker. And it can be bite-size — just enough news to grab and go. What we spotted was a lack of tactical storytelling, a need for compelling, long-form writing that would equip readers with tools and hacks they can deploy immediately to build better businesses. Our response is First Round Review.

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Inc Startups

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Not published in 2013, but Pulitzer Prize winners get a pass. Smart folks in business follow a simple motto: always be learning. Here''s a selection of the year''s best books to help you do exactly that. Smart folks in business follow a simple motto: always be learning.

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

MARCH 27, 2013

Young entrepreneurs under the age of 30 are more prevalent than you’d think. Keep an eye out for these names this year. 1) Dave Hale, 24. Hale is the founder and CEO of Soshal Group , a digital, social media and mobile agency. 2) Marta Tryshak, 24.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 24, 2013

The application deadline is March 22, 2013 so get them in! 2013 startup startups Summer Program Venture Capital Fellowships starups Summer ProrgramLightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2013

Welcome to the New Year 2013! Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work.

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TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

You are viewing the first round of web application framework benchmarks. We have since posted a second round and third round that each include community-contributed updates. Check out the new stand-alone framework benchmarks site if you are interested in the latest and most accurate data.

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

The right tools can make your life so much simpler and boost your productivity. As an entrepreneur, a strict budget generally comes with the territory. Save your pennies and give these awesome tools a try this year. Google Apps. Google seems to have an app for everything now.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2012

A lot of people have been talking about how 2013 will be harder for startups and fast growing companies. So rather than try to predict what is going to happen, I’m going to assume a tougher 2013 for startups until I have evidence that it’s not. I sent Fred Wilson’s post Advice for 2013: Deliver On Your Promises out to our CEO email list. “So if I can give entrepreneurs a single piece of advice for 2013 it would be to deliver on your promises.

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Inc Startups

DECEMBER 6, 2013

This year''s best leadership advice from Inc.''s s top columnists. Inc.''s s most insightful columnists dished out great advice on how to be a better leader this year.

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Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Regardless of whether you are new to entrepreneurship or not, take heed of these advances in 2013. New products and projects will start development in 2013 to aid in all different aspects of life. Creating value for your customers will be huge in 2013.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 7, 2013

The post Less Than Three Weeks To Gluecon 2013 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Enterprise development is once again white hot. More evidence is this year’s Gluecon. Not only does Gluecon have the usual raft of amazing startup/early stage sponsors, but this year, the “big guys” are showing up (SAP, Intel, HP, Google, IBM, General Motors, Rackspace).

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TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

This next iteration of the JDK is currently scheduled for general availability in September 2013. The following post is a comprehensive summary of the developer-facing changes coming in Java 8. At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. Language features and APIs may still change. I'll do my best to keep this document up to date.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 30, 2013

re-introducing the Startup Visa Act of 2013 (good). The post Startup Visa Act 2013 Introduced By Udall (D-Colo) and Flake (R-Ariz) appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Today appears to be government day on Feld Thoughts. This morning I wrote about the Colorado PUC trying to shut down Uber in Colorado (bad). Now I get to write about Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

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TechEmpower

APRIL 5, 2013

Last week, we posted the results of benchmarking several web application development and frameworks. The response was tremendous. We received comments, recommendations, advice, criticism, questions, and most importantly pull requests from dozens of readers and developers.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Starting on Friday , and running for the past 3 days in NYC on the 17th floor of a building near 37th Street within the AlleyNYC space, Lean Startup Machine and 100+ awesome product people, worked together, innovated, iterated, and had a blast!

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 3, 2013

So here you have it, the “Top 10 Small Towns for Mobile Entrepreneurs for 2013.”. An easy winner of 2013’s top towns for mobile entrepreneurs. It is 2013’s number one spot for the mobile entrepreneur to reconnect with life, and still get work done.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JUNE 25, 2013

CPSI 2013 returned to a college campus, and to Buffalo, after many years of bouncing around the country. Beg forgiveness for writing again about CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) but feel compelled to share my experience at the conference.

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Escape From Cubicle Nation

JANUARY 2, 2013

Will I regret not doing this in 2013? A new year can feel like a fresh-smelling sheet just taken off a clothesline in a Swiss village. Or it can feel big and daunting, like staring off the side of a big cliff.

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Inc Startups

JANUARY 2, 2013

Here are the quotes I've selected for 2013: "Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements." This set of inspirational thoughts for the new year will galvanize you into action.

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Inc Startups

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here are the most meaningful metrics for SEO for 2013. Measuring SEO success by your ranking position for your favorite keywords means falling behind the curve.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. However, sensationalist headlines about thousands of companies “ evaporating ”, “ dropping like flies ”, or being “ kill[ed] ” will surely generate pageviews, but isn’t an accurate picture of what 2013 will actually bring. So the good news is that I don’t think startups should be entering 2013 with a Crunch-mode mindset, but rather, they should be entering in a business-building-mode mindset… which is a good mindset to have been in all along

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 3, 2013

The post TechStars Seattle 2013 Applications Are Now Open appeared first on Feld Thoughts. TechStars Seattle applications for year four of the program are now open ! The startup community in Seattle is expanding rapidly and TechStars Seattle is right in the middle of it all, located in South Lake Union surrounded by Amazon, Microsoft and tons of other amazing startups.

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Inc Startups

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Pinterest, Tumblr and LinkedIn have made major successful pushes in 2013 to increase engagement on their mobile sites and apps. Read the surprising facts about how much time people spend on the major social networks.

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A VC : Venture Capital and Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2012

So if I can give entrepreneurs a single piece of advice for 2013 it would be to deliver on your promises. There has been a lot of discussion out there about the Series A crunch, the consumer sector falling out of favor, VCs getting more conservative, the need to focus on revenues instead of users, and so on and so forth. All of this is going on and the environment is certainly getting tougher for entrepreneurs.

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