Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I feel kind of douchey quoting Einstein here but it’s appropriate. movies) category. Reply Manual da Startup » Blog Archive » O MVP: a ferramenta de experimentação e aprendizado da Startup - Conceitos e práticas sobre Lean Startups e empreendedorismo em geral , on January 12, 2010 at 7:08 am Said: [.]

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance. Media apps will be one of the first categories to be killed off, but over time well see more apps migrate to HTML5. The Social Layer. Cloud Computing. Follow RWW.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

His quote, “It’s amazing how you see your entire business experience in a different light once you view it in a CD-context. Well, it used to be $29.95 on Cafepress, but is now literally priceless since the copyright owner put it on his blog.) Just had a conversation today with a student taking Steve’s class.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

We tried to buy some software recently that the vendor wanted to price on the basis of third party uses, a category of activity uncontrolled by us. We have another company that has "a better mousetrap," a manufacturing technology device. Categories. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. April 2013.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I definitely subscribe to the idea of "it's on our roadmap, but we'll move it up in priority thanks to you" I even make a note of specific people who've requested a feature or reported a bug, and then personally let them know when it's been implemented or resolved. "; Are customers happy to hear that?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Blank wrote a pithy essay on how to navigate this decision making quandry and I love the quote he referenced from General Patton: “A good plan violently executed now is [.] Reply Lots of low cost experiments « Open Ambition , on April 22, 2009 at 8:58 am Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

AKPC_IDS += "499,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] The Adventure of a Lifetime. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , on June 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm Said: [.] carry on reading.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. You are on my blogroll now.

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femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

Tweet This Post 2010 07 /18 CATEGORY My Experience My Startup Write comment Write comment Comments RSS Trackback ( 1 ) Comments ( 4 ) JR July 20th, 2010 REPLY QUOTE Very interesting post. Poornima July 20th, 2010 REPLY QUOTE Always good to brainstorm with people from all walks of life. I find that helps a lot.

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Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

  Tomorrow, you're going to close your first professional investment with "Fred," a wealthy individual you met at a networking event.  ";Just a couple of tweaks from those lawyers ," he laughs with a wink in his voice.  ";Well," you think, "we can work this out. 

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Even with only a few months of development, third parties have crammed every single category in the store full of apps. But even clicking through to see a screenshot and some reviews is incredibly time consuming, given the hundreds of apps in most categories. But from a customer experience point of view, Im not yet sold.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

AKPC_IDS += "1128,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] Reply Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , on September 28, 2009 at 11:56 am Said: [.] carry on reading. Say that gives 15 years in business.

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ConversionXL

MAY 24, 2013

In it’s core, A/B testing belongs to a category of Scientific Optimization techniques, where statistics is used to increase the odds that what your visitors see on your site is the best-performing version. The persuasive end includes the most-viewed areas of you site like your homepage, category pages, product pages. Which Test Won.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

  After that, though, the "annual performance appraisal" leaves a lot to be desired if that is the primary way that the company communicates tasks accomplished and other "environmental impact" issues to team members. .   (See "The Challenger Sale.") Categories.

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devver.wordpress.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I will leave you with a final question and quote. Hopefully the "survive another month" problem gets solved quickly, on to bigger and better challenges. Discuss disputes offline, reach agreement and present a unified front to the company. Thanks so much to Tim for sharing some of his thoughts with our group.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). Im anti check-in and have been a conscienious objector in the whole category. Blog Archive. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A check-in aggregation platform.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Besides - no project is ever "finished" - its always constantly evolving. Dont wait 4 weeks or more while programmers are "building features" If they cant deploy new features into production at least twice a week, dont use them. Dereks previous post "After 15 years of practice."

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Pitches higher in the hierarchy tend to be more successful, and so if you can fit your company into one of those categories, you can get better results or better terms. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets. Learning is better than optimization (the local ma.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

I agree with your comment when you said: "Simply put, it provides me with substantial financial upside with limited risk." "; On a smaller scale model here is an idea for those of us who are intrigued by this model but are afraid of working with start ups. Categories. Small Business Trends. Smart Mobs. Unleash It!

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

 And, when the "not so good" come back around every six months or so it makes it harder and harder for them to get any traction.    In the latter category, it strikes me how often the common characteristics arise that prevent these companies from reaching their goals.  » March 04, 2011.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

 "A venture investor who never loses isn't risking enough," said a friend of mine recently.  We all can tell stories of investors who missed the big opportunities ("who really needs another search company?) . ";We can ship pet food across the country via FedEx and make huge margins!!!")

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

All of these men are listed in the category of Forbes Billionaires. Article title: "What do the Yankees need to do to force a game 7" Gee, I dunno. This is regurgitated frequently because there are so many examples of a dynamic duo who have made it big with their companies. Really big. Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Great quote. Validation requires revenue/orders if you’re in a business that sells product. steve Nivi , on November 16, 2009 at 12:38 pm Said: Thanks kindly for your reply. “While one could argue that biotech startups also face market risk, their first decade is dominated by whether the science will work.&#

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 24, 2009

Getting customers to see your service as #1 for a given category is what positioning is all about. Thus, each organic notification serves to build up the positioning of the product as "something these friends use." "; In that situation, focusing on the engagement loop might make sense. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

gvb , on November 9, 2009 at 7:59 am Said: Benjamin Franklin is also attributed with a different phrasing of that quote, “Never confuse motion with action.&# If you don’t know what you want that’s a different problem altogether. Either source, either wording, it is one of my favorites.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Blank said it best “There are no facts inside the building so get the heck outside&# (quote source): Marketing is Heard From Engineering was discussing how sophisticated the graphics portion of our [.] Reply Are the best Seed deals moving out of the Valley? Victus Spiritus , on September 22, 2010 at 5:32 am Said: [.] Order Here.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Although Learning Management is old news, Talent Management represents a broader set of emerging functionality around internal employee management and development, and has come to define the broader category which is also known as Human Capital Management. On this URL [link] you discuss "Where to buy." Blog Archive.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Here’s the quote from that page: “Burrell Smith’s brilliant digital board provided the seed that the rest of the team coalesced around. Little did they know, that he was also the CTO and the person responsible for making all tech decisions Folklore has some interesting stories about Burrell Smith ( [link] ).

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A minimum viable product in this category must answer the question: does my media content or channel command the attention of a valuable audience? A minimum viable product in this category must answer the question: does my media content or channel command the attention of a valuable audience? Expo SF (May.

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Tim Keane

MAY 20, 2010

";W il l the Sharks take the bait on any of these ideas? "; ABC Shark Tank Website I cannot imagine any circumstances under which real entrepreneurs with real opportunities would subject themselves to this kind of treatment.  ";W il l the Sharks take the bait on any of these ideas? Categories.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

In the end, they fall into three broad categories: Vertcal partitioning. 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.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Venture Hacks Good advice for startups. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

While I love TechCrunch, the post and the quote about the PR agency (“one PR firm has discovered a dynamite strategy, throw ethics out the window&# ) left me wondering; how do PR agencies interact with TechCrunch and other blog and review sites?

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

 That is, when we think a company primarily has "execution risk," do we mean that they're facing scientific and technical hurdles to achieve results, or do we mean that they are facing the risk of selling to their market, or of delivering a product to customers who've bought? .

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Unless there’s already a successful product out there that looks very similar to yours, you probably fit in this category. link] Flow » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for March 8th – The zeitgeist daily [.] Shared When Startups Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than "never"). [.]

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Tim Keane

MAY 16, 2010

  Beware the potential business partner, whether entrepreneur or investor, who says something like "This isn't really important, but our (lawyers, mothers-in-law, or other interested parties) insisted on it." "; Seems to me it's a poor way to build a relationship. Categories. TrackBack. . 

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

How to Archive Past Tests? How to Archive Past Tests? Smart organizations archive their test results and plan their approach to testing systematically. We wrote an article on how effective organizations archive their results ( read it ), and as it turns out, many of them do it slightly differently. How Long to A/B Test?

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