SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

It seems that four different models of "discussion creation" have occurred: Organice Discussion - someone posts something interesting, lots of bloggers post on the topic, distributed discussion ensues. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. In terms of legal structure, social enterprises have many options. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model. Look at the Product Development model and you might wonder, “Where are the customers?” customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) business model.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Aidan: This may be because of the intangible quality of apps and software: when something isn’t physically manufactured and distributed, it can be difficult to see why it should cost money. Policy Lagging Behind Awareness. Aidan: But whether or not we can make money from our data, it’s in our interests to protect it.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Coley Brown, of VisionMine, said that open innovation helps some smaller companies get acquired, while others have their technology licensed by the larger firms they work with.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

As a bonus it meant the 1,400 aerial applicator companies could be a potential distribution channel partner. We’re now piloting our application with Tree Farmers in California and working with crop specialists at U.C. We think we have a real business.” An MVP eliminates parts of your business model that create complexity.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Ps: my limited perspective comes with self recognition of a lack of hands on experience always enjoy it when I stop in to read here Steve Reply Aamir , on July 2, 2009 at 10:18 am Said: Awesome post Steve… but isn’t drawing the business model for a gaming company going to be easy? Make game, market, sell, profit?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

California can be appealing to California-based investors (particularly fast-growth tech companies) despite high income and corporate taxes, and franchise fees for all businesses regardless of size. Be online: Consider your online domain name , especially if being found online is a key part of your business model.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of will ever know (see his biography below). And he has graciously agreed to give us the answers to the above questions, which winning business models to run with, which losers to run from, and much, much more! in History from UCLA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2013

They are looking for a business model that makes the world a better place for humanity. One step in that direction is the trend to “conscious capitalism,” as exemplified in the recent book by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, “ Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business.”

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of us will ever know (see his biography below). And he has graciously agreed to share the answers to the above questions, which winning business models to run with, which losers to run from, and much, much more! in History from UCLA.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

Digital Response (USDR) CalFresh Onward California Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) "President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1935-1944" SF New Deal donation/volunteer page Transcript for Out of the Crisis #15: SF New Deal Eric Ries : This is Out of the Crisis, I'm Eric Ries.

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

Rob Adams, the director of MootCorp, is doing an amazing job at providing value to all participants, whether it’s feedback on their business model or making the right introductions. MootCorp in particular has an impressive track record of putting early stage tech companies on the right path towards funding.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

(The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). After a week of hectic customer discovery , the team further refined their new business model. His lecture covered: What resources do you need to build your business? The Nine Teams Present.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 26, 2014

With the utility business model currently under pressure around the world from disruptive forces that many in the industry refer to as a “ death spiral ,” the city’s assertion that this money will soon be repaid should be carefully examined by every citizen and business leader in town.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. California. Home Based Businesses.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

– Cornell University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center at Carnegie Mellon University; and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California at San Diego. And where are we today…distributed computing. Love it… Great closure. Was it your error or cruel fate?

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I’m a business owner based out of Southern California. In September, our state governor signed an executive order that requires all new passenger vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035. This new manufacturing system will bring major changes to the current business model. 11- IoT Devices.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

I was in California at that point, where there were a handful of women, which to me was already really inspirational. Then above that is business model power—so, how do you make money? As people work much more remotely and in distributed teams, there's this very unsolved problem around knowledge management.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Today, The Bean has approximately 350 company-owned stores, with locations in Southern California, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Southeast Asia. Darius Bikoff, who distributed his enhanced drinks to health food stores, independent retailers and mom-and-pop stores in the New York area. Energy Brands was founded in 1996 by J.

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Developers of apps are increasingly testing an array of price points and business models, Greg Bensinger joins digits. Personal Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

make so little use of the affiliate business model for monetization purposes? Please use the comments below to give your thoughts and analyses on why you think Twitter is not using the affiliate business model to monetize its immense traffic. This is a question I would like to address to you guys as well.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2009

You make several first order approximations about your business model, distribution channels, demand creation, and customer acceptance. Faith-based Entrepreneurship At first, entrepreneurship is a Faith-based initiative. There is no certainty about a startup on day-one.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Service companies are increasingly looking to get into work-for-equity relationships," says Peter Wendell , managing director of the Menlo Park , California -based venture capital firm Sierra Ventures and a faculty member at Stanford Business School. Get powerful communication & collaboration tools to help grow your business.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

Innovation – Business Model? At a glance, you can see how startup capital needs differ by markets, how distribution channels and demand creation activities differ by market, and even how VC’s assess risk and reward by market. Others you need to know when you execute the plan. Where do the ideas come from? Technology?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Do you know have they distribute their product? Rule 1: In an existing market Customer Development means not only understanding potential customers, but your competitors in detail – their product features, their sales channels, their demand creation strategy, their business model, etc. Do you know how they create demand?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year. Image Credit: Janet Wu.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

At the time of its launch, the name “cisco” was also confusingly similar to SYSCO, the $20B food distribution company. The Southern California Tody car dealership in is forced to waste its mantra on explaining how to properly pronounce its name (“Not Toady… its Todey (toddy)”). John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2015

A seedling of an idea can become a real product and a real business. New business owners have the chance to develop and adapt business models for niche products. But it’s challenging to sell an idea; a business needs a tangible product to go along with it. You need to connect marketing to products.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

  I talked to a company recently that had market risk in the educational business but also had a distribution agreement with a big player.  If they wait to invest until there is evidence of early acceptance, especially in non-California markets, they may be able to achieve better returns.  Enter your Email.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

She was selling her product at farmers markets and had made only $60,000 in sales over the last 12 months as a sole proprietor, although she had recently secured distribution in two local Whole Foods stores. Donna McCue was trying to raise $250k for 5% of her company, which makes delicious, lactose-free, gluten-free fudge using goat milk.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The driving force helps shape technology choices, importance of design, market segment, and business model as well as company culture, growth plan and exit strategy. one component of the business is the driving force of the strategy — the company’s so-called DNA. New products will follow same distribution.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

We are a better humanity thanks to the work of journalists, I hope the industry finds a sustainable business model. Continuing the obsession with deeper relationships… TBT is a newspaper that’s updated 80k times a day, how does the Recency distribution look like? Government: California Department of Motor Vehicles.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

free, distributed source code control management system. broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis. California Israel Chamber of Commerce. Pivotal Tracker â?? Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Mercurial â??

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