Steve Blank
MARCH 11, 2015
I just spent a day working with Bob, the Chief Innovation Officer of a very smart large company I’ll call Acme Widgets. More agile competitors are starting to eat into our business. Filed under: Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan , Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
vs. sustainable: Compare this to the renewable strategies, like viral marketing, SEO, widgets, and ads, which can scale into 10s of millions of users but are primarily centered around tough, non-user centric work. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
And the same is true in reverse - a lone brilliant coder can build a great widget, but it takes a system of people working well together to produce consistently great results. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 29, 2010
(<30 sec) Write your local newspaper & tell them you support the Startup Visa Act Call your senators & let them know you support Startup Visa legislation Add the Startup Visa Widget to your blog or website Follow the #startupvisa hash tag on Twitter and voice your support Contribute to Startup Visa so we can spread the word!
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 6, 2010
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ▼ March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
When I first started writing this blog, I made a promise to myself that I would spend more time on the content of the essays than on layout and fancy widgets. Validated learning about customers * 8.0 >> I would spend more time on the content >> of the essays than on layout and fancy widgets Content is all that matters.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 8, 2008
Whenever you have code that is un-deployed or un-integrated, its helpful to think of it as a huge stack of not-yet-installed parts in a widget factory. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? I think they are the same thing. The more code, the bigger the pile. Expo SF (May.
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