Balance Sheet Business Model Distribution Search 
Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
Cheered on by finance professors, Wall Street analysts, investors and hedge funds, companies have learned how to make metrics like Internal Rate of Return look great by one; outsourcing everything, two, getting assets off their balance sheet, and three only investing in things that pay off fast. Act Like a Startup.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Write your business plan and develop your business model with this in mind so you can avoid these issues. . You can choose from a few different types of business plans depending on your needs. If you’re seeking investment, you need a traditional business plan. Distribution. Be specific.
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Steve Blank
APRIL 8, 2010
He and his co-founder were both PhD’s in applied math who believe they can make some serious inroads on next generation search. Then they had a five-year P&L statement, balance sheet, cash flow and cap table. Why a business plan is different than a business model. Now he had my attention. It’s static.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Startups that are searching for a business model need to keep score differently than large companies that are executing a known business model. Yet most entrepreneurs and their VC’s make startups use financial models and spreadsheets that actually hinder their success. Managing the Business.
Steve Blank
MAY 29, 2019
Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. Other classes were on how to prep for VC pitches or develop the five year income statements, balance sheets and cash flows or read case studies. Distribution channels, brand loyalty, etc.
Occam's Razor
MAY 2, 2017
It is the only way to ensure your leadership is not trapped in the let’s solve for 2% of our business success thinking. There are Search people and Content people and Landing Page Optimizers and Cart fixers and Attribution Specialists and more. Lastly, it pains me how often silos quickly emerge in every company.
Steve Blank
MARCH 26, 2019
The class was unique in that it was 1) team-based, 2) experiential, 3) lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering). When we started this class, the concept of Lean (business models, customer development, agile, pivots, mvp’s) was new to everyone. Class Velocity/Depth.
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