Agile Operations Product Development Venture Capital 
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones. So, the question is: What’s next?
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
When Netscape went public, it unleashed a frenzy from the public markets for anything related to the internet and signaled to venture investors that there were massive returns to be made investing in anything internet related. After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. Then one day it was over. IPOs dried up.
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Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Do they have better sales, marketing, or product development groups? What the winners start with is the realization that in a world of continuous disruption, they have only a few years to develop new capabilities or be pushed over the brink. Is it that some CEOs are better than others? Are their people smarter?
Steve Blank
JUNE 25, 2009
Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. They couldn’t keep up with the fast product development times that were enabled by using standard microprocessors.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 29, 2020
Most importantly, the phrase “ bootstrapping a startup ” translates into “growing your business with little or no venture capital or outside investment. It means relying on your own savings and revenue to operate and expand.”. Product development also occurs in small iterations or changes. Invest in your brand.
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
Another great way to test your idea is to create a minimum viable product, or MVP. This is the simplest version of your product minus the frills and frosting. It’s a particularly popular strategy in the world of product development and is used to quickly and quantitatively test a product or a product feature.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 6, 2011
Anyone who is trying to innovate without knowing what's going to happen is an entrepreneur, their venture is a startup. Most of our management tools, like planning and forecasting, require a long and stable operating history. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute.
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