Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tesla Tesla invented a successful business model for bringing compelling electric cars to the market. From their SEO blog which really breaks SEO down to a routine level, to their YouTube channel which provides individuals with a chance to learn the ins and outs of SEO there is a lot to learn from them. #17- 17- Aurora Solar.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When Slack opened its private beta in 2013, it did so with 8,000 people ready to try it. Like Slack, Canva launched with two things in its favor: it was different from anything around at the time (a design platform for non-designers), and it had a freemium business model. One year later, it had 500,000 daily users. ConvertKit.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? That is until Alexander Osterwalder wrote Business Model Generation.

Lean 286

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Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience this week on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. Change business models on the fly. On StartupBus a team of strangers, traveling at 60mph, have about 72 hours to conceive, build, and launch a startup.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

I noted in the blog post that Jugaad is “now an acceptable management technique…and also applies to any kind of creative and out of the box thinking which maximizes resources for a company and its stakeholders”. Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware.

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Early Growth Financial Services

DECEMBER 31, 2013

2013 has been a very special year for me. And so like we did in 2009 , 2010, 2011 and 2012 please raise your fists in the air and celebrate these amazing people who rolled up their sleeves, faced their fears and shipped something meaningful in 2013. Aarathi Selvan – Online business, Mindful Motherhood. A for Awesome.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Books, newspapers, magazine, blogs, comment threads. Rock Your Business: What You and Your Company Can Learn from the Business of Rock and Roll. It is now 2013 and we can definitively say that Rock and Roll is here to stay. CTRL ALT DELETE is the necessary process to reboot and re-build your business model.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Startups rarely survive by guessing, and can only create products and business models based on facts about their target market. Most startups fail. Pivot the product entirely.

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right. We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2013

They are looking for a business model that makes the world a better place for humanity. One step in that direction is the trend to “conscious capitalism,” as exemplified in the recent book by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, “ Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business.” It’s time to have fun!

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Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

This post also appears on NextView’s blog. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”.

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IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

The company saw its revenue drop by 25% in 2012, and Johnson was unceremoniously ousted from his position in April 2013. The original interview from 2006 re-appeared online in 2013 and caused outrage among the public and celebrities alike. See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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Technical Review Mexico Cofounder Angel Investor 60

Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. .    And, of course, be prompt in your followup. March 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2014

Though Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg likened Facebook to electricity, a utility that sparked great interest at the time of its discovery before settling into the commonplace, 2013 saw a decline in teen use of Facebook, one of the flagship social media platforms. She also blogs at FreshlyTechy.com. Probably not.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Frank Rimalovski, the Executive Director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute , had just read about the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) in my blog , and he absolutely had to meet me. When I said, “I’m too busy,” Frank said he’d fly out to fit into my schedule. Spend it Wisely. Did we open new eyes?

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on December 7, 2013. This is well worth the watch: [link] The line between success and failure is sometimes very thin indeed, and that is the subject of this blog post. It had a gut-wrenching pivot as the first business model didn’t work and today is thriving with its new one.

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B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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.      Search. Signup for email updates. October 2012.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. By 2013, the U.S. I’m proud to contribute to the effort and always enjoy reading what the other authors have to say.

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Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? That is until Alexander Osterwalder wrote Business Model Generation.

Lean 178

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 178

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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Business Model Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 60

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Any size business can benefit from public relations, and PR expert Jennefer Witter is here to provide you with nuts-and-bolts tactics that PR pros use. After her talk, you’ll be able to immediately implement her advice in your own business model. Managing a Business public relations webinar' The best part?

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PR Small Business Public Relations Entrepreneur 99

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Over the last few years it’s become clear that the days of teaching “how to write a business plan” as the cornerstone of university entrepreneurship are over. We now understand the distinction between startups – who search for a business model – versus existing companies – that execute a business plan.

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Lean Cleveland Balance Sheet Ohio 284

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube).

Networking 366

Networking Media Distribution Video 366

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. Enter your Email. October 2012. November 2011.

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

You can pre-order on their site until February 10 th 2013, and after that on Amazon. As we head into 2013, it's a good time to reflect on how far the Lean Startup movement has come: When I first started blogging in August of 2008, I had no idea what to expect. Startup blogging was hardly "cool" back then.

Lean 167

Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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.   What happens to them? Signup for email updates. October 2012.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Due Diligence Wisconsin Angel Groups 60

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Dakin Sloss co-founded Tachyus , providing predictive analytics and quantitative optimization for the petroleum industry, in 2013. Coming up next on the blog: Jackie Ros , founder of Revolar ; and Christina Stembel , founder of Farm Girl Flowers. (And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below.

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur EC2 274

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Dakin Sloss co-founded Tachyus , providing predictive analytics and quantitative optimization for the petroleum industry, in 2013. Coming up next on the blog: Jackie Ros , founder of Revolar ; and Christina Stembel , founder of Farm Girl Flowers. (And download any of the past shows here.). Clips from their interviews are below.

Cofounder 274

Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur EC2 274

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

I noted in the blog post that Jugaad is “now an acceptable management technique…and also applies to any kind of creative and out of the box thinking which maximizes resources for a company and its stakeholders”. Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. So far I have shared with you 9 simple steps to start your own tech business ((don’t miss part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ). I became a CEO, and I wasn’t fully prepared.

Management 120

Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. Enter your Email. October 2012. November 2011.

Software Review 60

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

All your content marketing efforts will come to fruition as consumer behavior continues to shift and supports online models. E-commerce sites can be a perfect business model for entrepreneurs, thanks to their low overhead and small barrier to entry. Editor’s note: Guest contributors to our blog.

Sales 100

Sales Social Media Entrepreneur Mobile 100

Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. Marquette's Entrepreneurship graduate certificate! Enter your Email.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 68

Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2019

When you buy the rights to open this type of business, you’re buying the rights to use a proven business model and system, with proven prices, products, and marketing techniques. Here are a few that are worth subscribing to: Small Business Trends. The Huffington Post Small Business. Mashable Small Business.

B2B 82

B2B Distribution Search Matching 82

Tim Keane

JULY 2, 2010

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. Enter your Email. October 2012. November 2011.

Wisconsin 74

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

The Myth of Private Markets: Symmetry and Expectations » January 11, 2013. April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. October 2012.

Wisconsin 89

Wisconsin Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 89

Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

April 2013. January 2013. Subscribe to this blogs feed. 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. .  Do the same.  " Search. Signup for email updates.

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