Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Reply shiftMode » Blog Archive » Nobody Cares About Your Product , on August 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm Said: [.]

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. Want to Win The Competition For Customers?

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. The relevant part starts about 4:30 into the video (wait for it to download.) luck… and as one of Steve Blank’s posts today mentioned, you can’t test hypotheses from within your building. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. on Cafepress, but is now literally priceless since the copyright owner put it on his blog.) Absolutely priceless.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

Reply One difference between VCs and Entrepreneurs « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog , on April 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] Reply Reversible vs. Irreversible Decisions at Oregonstartups.com Blog , on April 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Great startups have a tempo of 10x a large [.]

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

No internet, no blogs, no books on startups, no entrepreneurship departments in universities, etc. Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. I was an idiot.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Your blog is on my must read list in Google Reader, and it’s always a great read. I just started a blog here: [link]. They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Reply SV New Tech Meetup « startupSQUARE's blog , on December 2, 2009 at 12:42 am Said: [.] Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:29 am Said: [.] bands take their built in audience and then branch into their own material. Then WHAT it IS?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. would look in each of the verticals. Waterfall, Agile, Lean? For example, How does sales differ from one market to another? Liquidity – How?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Reply A victim’s account of a hostile outburst by his abusive boss « eBossWatch Blog , on October 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm Said: [.] 15, 2009 Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank blogged about being on the receiving end of a hostile outburst from his “abusive boss,&# the [.] of huge losses made by Nokia.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

Simulation to Reduce Invention Risk If you’re in a vertical where “invention risk” is dominant, then you want to do everything you can to manage and reduce those risks. When I wrote the Four Steps to the Epiphany , the Customer Development text, I hadn’t yet thought about what vertical markets it might be appropriate for.)

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Your blog post has provided a lot of useful insights for me which I’ve been implementing. Blog at WordPress.com. I have been working on getting a startup to revenue for a while, and while this is my 4th iteration and I have not yet succeeded, I’ve been learning new things every time. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

So no post today on entrepreneurship, Secret History of Silicon Valley, Customer Development, Lean Startups, etc. Blog at WordPress.com. Our friends who run the state park surrounding our ranch will join all of us for Thanksgiving dinner. Just a reflection on my family and hopes for our children. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I forget that other people actually read this blog. » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , AKPC_IDS += "1128,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.] Reply Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40? carry on reading.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

EE Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:30 am Said: [.] This is the pivot, a crucial tactical maneuver for the lean startup [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Ashu Sharma , on April 27, 2010 at 11:44 pm Said: Steve, Great post!

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

a bit more panache and patience, they’re likely to break less furniture as they leave,&# blogs Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur and author of “The Four Steps to the [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Nathan Furr , on September 24, 2009 at 9:20 am Said: Great post and wise advice. on July 9, 2010 at 12:50 pm Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

PS1- I run a small software startup in Brazil and just found out about Customer Development and your blog (I’ve been reading and listening to everything I can get my hands on online, like Venturehacks and Ries’ blog). Reply Daily Review #21 | The Queue Blog , on November 9, 2009 at 8:06 pm Said: [.]

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2. automatic links to generated images Rietveld - asynchronous code reviews on changesets Tech*if*er0*urs – blog on roadmap for learning rails Best free programming books Project Management Basecamp - web-based project management and collaboration tool.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

Working at a mighty mid-sized agency provides employees the unique opportunity to grow within their positions and assume leadership roles. We create a culture of leadership through our comfortable environment where everyone from a new intern to the CMO can share ideas and brainstorm with the executive team.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 20, 2009

Darcy Murphy , on March 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm Said: I’m really impressed with your stories – in fact, that’s what I like about this blog the most, you’re writing stories. I’ve never said this before on a blog, but I can’t wait for your next post. i have your book, but stopped at the 4th chapter.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. The first question to ask is: “Does your startup have market risk or is it dominated by technical risk?” Lean Startup /Customer Development is used to find answers to the unknowns about customers and markets. Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reply Karma in the Lean Startup Era , on January 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Relentless – The Difference Between Motion And Action « Steve Blank , on November 9, 2009 at 6:02 am Said: [.] to move their applications to our unique machine architecture.

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Great blog setup by the way, enjoying the narrative/play by play including ignoring your nagging (rational) fears. Reply Richard Burns , on August 6, 2009 at 5:58 pm Said: Li Kramer gave me the link to your blog. As I work with a startup, this blog is very helpful. Blog at WordPress.com. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Blog at WordPress.com. Reply Hmm , on October 12, 2009 at 3:50 pm Said: This is incredible and EXACTLY what I’ve been doing. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

Reply DodaPedia » Blog Archive » How to decide where to live , on June 21, 2009 at 7:18 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. I’ll stop channeling James Burke now. to do that.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog. Reply Process for the Enterprise » Blog Archive » People, Staffing, and Steve Blank’s SuperMac Series , on April 17, 2009 at 11:40 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Thanks so much for sharing such stories. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

Stay hungry, stay lean. I don’t want to be hungry and lean (nor do I want to be full and fat). It was an odd feeling at that time, we thought we have made it and fail to stay lean and hungry. When my startup starts growing, I’ll make this blog post a mandatory reading for everyone in the company.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Unfortunately most startups learn this by going through the “Fire the first Sales VP&# drill: You start your company with a list of potential customers reading like a “who’s who&# of whatever vertical market you’re in (or the Fortune 1000 list.) Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2015

A key aspect of Lean Management is to work effectively with limited resources and small teams. The recommendations the Task Force produces will be stronger if they are drawn from a variety of outlooks and will tend to be less biased if individuals from different verticals contribute. Lean Business: Pivot Point.

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ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

The fact that your client, leadership or colleagues believe something about competitors doesn’t mean it is true. The lean, aggressive ones do. What I am looking for is common trends within that vertical. We all have blinders on sometimes. So make sure you go in with an open mind.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

Reply SVJ , on June 30, 2009 at 3:21 am Said: Hi Steve: I have become a recent regular reader of your blog. No internet, no blogs, no books [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank (tags: startup) [.] Thoroughly enjoy each one of your posts. This one particularly resonates with me.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

If you’re a startup raising money or just want to see your name online, there’s not a better blog on the web. Blog at WordPress.com. Reading this TechCrunch post made me remember the first time I saw someone confront a worldview they didn’t expect. Discovering that your worldview is wrong or mistaken can be a life-changing event.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

Glad to see you blogging! thanks Reply Denis , on March 27, 2009 at 7:05 pm Said: Steve, is this blog in addition to the book or instead of it? What part of this blog should I read if I am also reading the book? Steve Blank has started a blog. Blog at WordPress.com. Add this to your must read list.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

Reply Tim Pham , on July 20, 2009 at 11:03 am Said: Love reading your blog, Steve. Blog at WordPress.com. As one boss said “I’d much rather hear that over the phone than in an exit interview.&# My burnout was when I was still finishing my C.S. while doing 2 jobs. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

I have been swinging for the fences for several years as a young entrepreneur at the executive leadership level for several start-ups and most recently starting my own. Flow » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for June 16th - The zeitgeist daily , on June 15, 2009 at 8:11 pm Said: [.] I now have 6yr old and 3yr old boys.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

We four instructors would grumble and complain to one another about our lack of leadership. I’ve been blogging, commenting, emailing, and all over social media searching for folks to buy in to my pitch, smart personalized web software (to aid pasive search -Dave winer calls it two way, and relevant ads). Blog at WordPress.com.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

» 8 Responses Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution « Yet Another VC Blog , on April 2, 2009 at 6:19 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Startup Ethics: Albatross or Essential? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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