Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over 60 times as many companies, according the Center for Venture Research. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Super Angels have greater scope to match talent with a startup.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

Looking back at 2015, the standout theme in the VC/startup ecosystem was unicorn hunting. People started thinking of startup unicorns like this: Illustration for WSJ: Chris Silas Neal. Was this simply a shift in sentiment among the tech & business media? We’re off to a fresh start here at the beginning of 2016.

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Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

As we look into 2014, we thought it was important to reflect on our activities in 2013 and refocus and refine our thinking and messaging as a firm. focus on the mobile, agile, and smart enterprise". APIs are the new business development models for these companies and once again represent many of the elements of consumer platforms.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

What are they, how do they differ and what can startup do to take advantage of them? Paths to Liquidity: a quick history of the four waves of startup investing. The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup.

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2014

Their goal was to train University scientists and researchers to use Lean Startup methods (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) to commercialize their science. Proposals from potential I-Corps L teams will be accepted through September 30, 2014. Class starts January 2015.

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Lean Minnesota Jordan Agile 287

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

The first one in 2007 was Cornerstone OnDemand, the second one was Peopledoc in 2014 and the third one is Gloat in 2021. Some of the world’s largest, most forward-looking companies are already benefiting from the workforce agility enabled by Gloat’s AI-powered platform. Gloat was that startup. We’re excited about our future.

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Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right. This post also appears on NextView’s blog.

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Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

After seeing the results of 500+ teams through the I-Corps, the NSF now offers all teams who’ve received government funding to start a company an introduction to building a Lean Startup. SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. small businesses to turn Government-funded research into commercial businesses. Eleven U.S.

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SBIR Maryland Lean Seed Stage 120