Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2023

In contrast, designing AI-driven enterprise software or building dating apps are comparatively simple problems.) Startups vs. Large Companies vs. Governments Innovation at Speed for Horizon 1, 2 and 3 (Managing the Portfolio across Horizons) What is Systems Thinking? Co mpanies also face Wicked problems.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2020

We had just started an enterprise software company, Epiphany , and we were one of those disruptors. Customer Development became one of the three parts of the Lean Startup as Eric Ries and Alexander Osterwalder provided the other two components (Agile Engineering and the business model canvas.)

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

During the Cold War we used asymmetric technologies in silicon and software to disrupt the Soviet Union’s lead in conventional weapons.) All while we’re still writing a Request for a Proposal from within the US Government procurement and acquisition channels. Yet in the last decade the U.S. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Quickly iterate the product in front of customers. The advantage of commodity software stacks drops initial startup costs for Internet Commerce companies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. It’s Easy to Be Great…It’s Hard to Be Consistent - Software By Rob , November 4, 2010 No link from TechCrunch, write-up on Mashable, mention by Leo Laporte, or Tweet by Ashton Kucher is going to make your business. This post is an accusation.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

It includes venture funded startups in all industries, from software to biotech. New, agile and adroit venture firms with new business models have emerged to deal with the reality that 1) web 2.0 government for funding. If you’re starting a software company, your exit is most likely a sale to a larger company.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 2, 2011

A revolution has taken hold as customer development and agile engineering reinvent the Startup process. It’s time to ask why startup board governance has failed to keep pace with innovation. The process they use to guide their search is customer development. Victor Hugo. When The Boardroom is Bits.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Each of their slide presentations follow their customer discovery journey. 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. The teams presented in front of several hundred people in person and online.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Each of their slide presentation follow their customer discovery journey. Filed under: Customer Development , Hacking For Defense , Lean LaunchPad. 21 st Century Frogman.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2012

In the 1920’s individual states were beginning to censor movies and the federal government was threatening to do so as well. Ironically, it was Valenti’s skill in hobbling competitive innovation that negated any need for studios to develop agility, vision and technology leadership. History and success.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. For the next two decades venture capital invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. s the tidal wave of semiconductor startup spinouts from Fairchild would find a valley with a growing number of U.S. there were almost no MBA’s.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2009

with the auto bailout. (I will admit that taking a concept such as “open source” from the software business and applying it to the auto industry and Washington D.C. The reality is that independent electric vehicle startups will win over time (closer to the customer, more agile, etc.) But they’re smart, let’s see what happens.)

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

To an early observer, it would have seemed obvious that Route 128 had all the advantages: a head start, more government and military funding, and far more established companies. Just to pick one: will software patents, NDAs and trade secrets laws make it harder for people to share knowledge outside of big companies? Expo SF (May.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. In a history of totalitarian governments, there's one common thing. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? September 13, 2009 11:57 AM Anonymoussaid.

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