steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Poplytics – online surveys and analytics AskYourTargetMarket – market research surveys SurveyMonkey - granddaddy of on-line surveys Amazon Mechanical Turk – you can set up a question and get answers PickFu – A/B testing $5 for 50 opinions Collaboration Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2010

The company had innovated, found a business model, grown successfully but now even as revenues continued to grow, the company was slowly but surely dying. The company’s two co-founders had created a new technology and an innovative business strategy. More on this in another post.). This is when I joined the board.

Silicon Valley 272

Silicon Valley Cofounder Acquisition Kansas 272

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. The business model. Solve a problem you can relate to.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

San Jose 75

San Jose Cofounder API Silicon Valley 75

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). Cloud Infrastructure. see the Libcloud -compatible cloud providers. CVSDude (svn).

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. According to the Business Insider, he was actually arrested in a different place and time. Co-founder Dustin Moscovitz is referred to as a programmer, but he is actually an operations guy. Also, be sure to include vesting for all founders. ProfessorVC. Blake Southwood.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

ReadWriteStart

MAY 4, 2011

First up, Manoj Dharap presented EzeeBank , a core banking solution for credit co-operative societies. The business is very different in London, and my feedback was that investors want a repeatable business model. I also advised him to apply for the Microsoft Startup Challenge grant in the cloud category.

India 116

India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2016

The latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere shared what they learned from having their ideas rejected and how those lessons propelled their businesses forward. It follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur North America Cofounder Silicon Valley 120

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. To be fair, the Day 1 categories were primarily infrastructure companies (Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

You have to know your business model. Most startups launch before theyve figured out what business theyre in. Founders push for it. In some ways, founders are even worse. My experience is that many founders actually have a deep anxiety that maybe they are not succeeding. Most startups arent so fortunate.

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San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2010

His posts are born of tremendous research into the secret history of Silicon Valley , and if you haven’t read those essays, you should. We have to continually invent new categories of products, new platforms, and new business models – all extremely risky bets. Let me be clear: Steve is the historian.

IPO 166

IPO San Francisco Lean Silicon Valley 166

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. For example, if you think you have a great idea for a business, a standard Silicon Valley startup technique is to create a faux website and run some Facebook or Google ads to see whether or not the concept appeals to the market.

Startup 36

Startup Silicon Valley Business Model Mobile 36

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

No business model, either. And then, at my first Silicon Valley startup , I watched friends get laid off in successive waves as it started to fail. In fact, I remember sending him and his obscure-to-me co-founder (aka Reid Hoffman ) a bug report early-on, instead of taking them up on their offer of an in-person meeting.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94