Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

And so was his reputation for being verbally abusive to his direct reports. The VP of Sales and I flew to Providence to convince Andy van Dam at Brown to join our company, or at a minimum lead our advisory board. The culture and work ethic of Convergent had earned it the title “the Marine Corps of Silicon Valley”.

North Carolina 125

North Carolina Silicon Valley Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE 125

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2012

It was great to watch him embrace the spirit and practice of customer development. He was constantly in front of customers, listening, selling, installing and learning. The company already was gaining a reputation as one without a coherent strategy. Your board members are not your brainstorm buddies-find others you trust.

Founder 316

Founder Cofounder Advisory Board Burn Rate 316

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has worked as a consultant to a number of startups, companies, and venture capital firms. Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups. Excellent insight Eric.

San Francisco 155

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? UCL has built a reputation as a pioneer of collaboration between industry and academia. Customer Development. Codeacademy. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53