Steve Blank
MARCH 8, 2011
In January, we introduced a new graduate course at Stanford called the " target="_blank">Lean LaunchPad. It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. OK, somehow we got them interested.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 17, 2018
With the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. But, before we dive into the data, why do we even need to look at research on business planning?
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Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
This typically involves a CRM system or tool that helps automate and aggregate various customer touchpoints. It helps remove some of the busy work so that you and your team can focus on relationships. This is a very intricate and integral system for your business which can be difficult and costly to switch after being implemented.
Up and Running
AUGUST 24, 2020
While AI helps businesses make sense of their data, the Internet of Things (IoT) helps capture and deliver data from a plethora of interconnected devices. Simply put, IoT is a combination of sensor and data analytics systems, helping businesses aggregate metrics to make more accurate decisions. Invest in analytics.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# These concepts have important implications for any lean startup.
Up and Running
MARCH 9, 2015
Over the past few months, with the help of my friend Jeff, from the University of Oregon, I’ve been looking at academic research on business planning—the actual science around planning and how it impacts both startups and existing businesses. See Also Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 5, 2009
Certainly venture-backed startups don’t have this luxury – every business plan has a model in it. Similarly, it’s easy to generate large aggregate numbers by simply falling back to non-disruptive or non-sustainable tactics (see Validated learning about customers for one example). for Harvard Business Revie.
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