Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

While all the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ), Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, each of their journeys was unique. Steve Weinstein , 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. He runs H4X Labs.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The rise of the internet, advancements in digital technology, and the growth of social media platforms have fundamentally transformed the way businesses function and engage with their customers. This means keeping up with the latest digital trends and also integrating these technologies into your business model.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

The convergence of digital trends along with the rise of China and globalization has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe. It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are plenty of ways businesses like yours can share intriguing hints or sneak peeks about the upcoming promotion. These can include leveraging social media, sending out email newsletters, and putting up website banners.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2020

by Lonny Kocina, CEO of Media Relations Agency and author of “ The CEO’s Guide to Marketing: The Book Every Marketer Should Read Before Their Boss Does “. Not even the best prepared businesses could have planned for the economic fallout that is taking place during this pandemic.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2020

by Lonny Kocina, CEO of Media Relations Agency and author of “ The CEO’s Guide to Marketing: The Book Every Marketer Should Read Before Their Boss Does “. I see a lot of trade show money shifting toward publicity and media coverage. How can you squeeze into the media’s conversations if your product seems unrelated to the headlines?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Steve Weinstein 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. He runs H4X Labs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Operating across varied industries, Fractional CMOs offer a fresh, tailored approach, helping businesses to be more agile, adaptive, and strategic in their planning Questions I ask Nicole Bernard [00:46] What exactly is a fractional CMO? 05:20] Could you shed some light on your business model?

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Of course, the hiring needs vary a lot and are dependent on the business model, but a skills gap analysis reveals that more product managers, programmers, and sales and marketing experts will be needed in the near future. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Business / Finance. Project/ Product Management.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. Tesla Tesla invented a successful business model for bringing compelling electric cars to the market. For me, it's a live example of agile and sustainable business.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Disruptive innovations are coming from startups – Telsa for automobiles, Uber for taxis, Airbnb for hotel rentals, Netflix for video rentals and Facebook for media. These resulting business models made them look incredibly profitable. They knew how to execute the current business model. Lessons Learned.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2015

The business model is innovative and unique, and the business itself serves as a fantastic “how to” example for entrepreneurs looking to start a social, mission-driven business. Social media. Social media is our primary marketing channel,” Cote says. See Also What Is a Social Enterprise?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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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. Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. All the presentations are worth a watch. Team: Panacea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Choose a business model that will win in the market. You need a business model that provides a good return for you and your team, long-term growth, value to your customer, and differentiates you from competitors. A legendary pivot example in social media was the transformation of Odeo into Twitter.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2018

Small businesses everywhere tend to look at their larger competitors with a mixture of casual envy, grudging respect, and a healthy dose of dismissiveness. To many small business owners, the big business model embodies everything that they don’t want their own company to become.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

I’ve learned to be tough, agile and durable. Media optimization used to be just guesswork, for example, but now we can see in real time the different combinations of image, copy and offering to make data-driven decisions. AI will really level the playing field among e-commerce businesses. One of my startups ran out of cash.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Wikipedia.com defines a “startup company (startup or startup) is an entrepreneurial venture which is typically a newly emerged, fast-growing business that aims to meet a marketplace need by developing a viable business model around an innovative product, service, process, or a platform.”. Invest in your brand.

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Our founding team has led first rounds in market leading enterprises such as LivePerson (LPSN), GoToMeeting (sold to Citrix), Greenplum (sold to EMC), and 24/7 Media (TFSM). focus on the mobile, agile, and smart enterprise". Companies like yhat , zillabyte , and goinstant fit this model. The other big theme is one of big data.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

But at its base level, ubiquitous computing or “mobile” hasn’t actually changed that much from the desktop web when it comes to fundamental business models. Twitter Is A Media Business. Despite it’s long-standing protestations, Twitter is indeed a media company.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 30, 2019

One comment on social media from a client citing their lack of trust in a company can go viral within minutes and create a public outrage even if the comments are untrue. As the media continues to report, cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and cyberattacks are becoming increasingly prevalent.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Web startups are at real disadvantage here as founders may confuse web metrics, A/B testing and on-line surveys as the entirety of first-hand knowledge – for most web business models they are not. In fact, this mistake can be a “going out of business” strategy. Metrics tell you that something is happening. Birds-eye view”.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g. This is a logical thing to do… when we started LinkedIn, my mentor Reid Hoffman instilled a mantra of Growth –> Usage –> Revenue which still holds for many consumer companies.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

New Century, New Channels For many of you reading this, boxes sitting on a retail shelf may seem hopelessly outdated, but the same marketing lessons hold for “award winning&# web sites or social media. Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. Better to do personal outreach to blogs/local media. You can set up your own merchant account later when it becomes economically viable.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

There are great frameworks and tools out there for innovation projects, like Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, and blended processes. A technology you own, combined with another technology, or a process, or a new business model is an overlooked fast path to innovation. This has to do with the “how.” Do your people know them?

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Agile VC

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. In just the last month or so we’ve seen Lyft go public ( my analysis of the company’s S-1 here ) and more recently, Zoom and Pinterest.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. Because the new CEO had built a team capable of and comfortable with executing an existing business model, the company would fail or get acquired. Board Control. For three decades (1978-2008), investors controlled the board. The founders.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 5, 2022

4- Increase media coverage. My number one goal for 2022 is to increase media coverage. Specifically, I plan on putting out one study per quarter that I'll send out to reporters and hopefully get viral coverage on social media. It's important to keep business agile. Thanks to Justin Caldwell, All Home Robotics ! #4-

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Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

About 6-12 months ago you could hardly throw a rock in the startup ecosystem without hitting a VC expressing their enthusiasm for “mobile” Now the frenzy about mobile has extended into the mass media and public equity markets, though with trepidation as often as excitement.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Small business Congress-watch: Some Pending Bills (and Why They Matter) | @crowdSPRING Blog – bit.ly/1DPsePt.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Look out for various online forums and social media platforms. Then, you draft your business model and plan. First you draft an executive summary of your business plan. Then you write down a brief about your company and business model. First monitor your competitor’s social media handles.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

Designed for large businesses, the channels let a company share several types of documents, brand the channel with their own design elements, and then include display advertising, contest promotions, blog aggregation, social media integration and metrics reporting. That is the essence of proving the business in micro-scale.

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Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

Tmall (storefronts for larger, branded merchants like Nike, Gap, etc.) –> While Tmall is frequently compared to Amazon.com, it’s business model is totally different. 4) It’s Unclear if Alibaba Looks Like an Media Company or a Marketplace – To be clear, Alibaba’s sites are obviously marketplaces.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

The original Hewlett Packard which made test and measurement products was spun-out and renamed Agilent. Agilent is a $5.8 For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static. Technology changes, culture changes, customer needs change, more agile competitors emerge, etc. However, no markets last forever.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model – [link]. The Dangers Of Tying Your Business To Another – [link]. – [link].

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