The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How do you monetize a unique business model based on users rather than selling an actual product? We have a very simple business model. We launched with a month-to-month payment model with no subscriptions required and super-low minimums (that’s still how we price, though our minimums have increases).

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Business Model Technical Review Advertising B2C 133

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

To celebrate the debut of the Japan edition of “The Startup Owner’s Manual” and to express great thanks to Steve and his co-author Bob Dorf, I would like to reflect back what first drew me to this book and offer Steve’s worldwide readers a look at the progress of Customer Development and the Lean LaunchPad class in Japan.

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Japan Customer Development Developer Customer 292

Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation , the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” Natasha Chornesky, who ran a publishing business, is the Director of Entrepreneurial Studies.

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Lean SCRUM Ohio Cleveland 304

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

NYU has adopted the Lean LaunchPad ® class as a standard entrepreneurship course across twelve different schools/colleges within the University. Over 1,000 students a year are learning lean startup concepts. —– In August 2011 I received an email from someone at NYU I never heard of. Spread it Widely. Student Impact.

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Lean New York City New York Customer Development 269

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Their week 6 business model now looked like this: . Our assignment for the teams for next week: What are the key financials metrics for your business model? Relationships and trust are important.

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Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 215

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.

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Lean Austin San Francisco Continuous Deployment 60

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2020

We’re holding a series of 5-day online classes at Stanford where teams will learn how to develop new business models for an economy that’s getting back to work and on the road to recovery. The Covid-19 virus has upended traditional ways of doing business, travel, education, entertainment, healthcare, etc. Sign up at [link].

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Lean Business Model Affiliate Incubator 436

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. That is the nature of this business - starting a company is incredibly hard. No need to name names.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation , the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” Natasha Chornesky, who ran a publishing business, is the Director of Entrepreneurial Studies.

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Lean SCRUM Ohio Cleveland 196

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In exchange, the startups provide companies with their disruptive ideas, technologies and business models. Therefore, the profile of the initial team to staff an Innovation Outpost should be a technology-savvy business development group. Do we have a Lean Startup Methodology in place? Follow Blog via Email.

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Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John (00:08): Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. John (00:51): So let's start first, I work with a lot of agency owners and there are challenges with that business model. There are challenges in every business, in every industry.

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Software Review ChatGPT Technical Review Small Business 78

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. End of theory.&#

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2020

I realized we had the ability to rapidly launch a large number of companies on the path of validating their business models. We could offer a 5-day version of the Lean LaunchPad / Hacking For Defense / National Science Foundation I-Corps class that’s trained tens of thousands of entrepreneurs. Here’s how it happened.

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Hawaii Aggregator Business Model Lean 434

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 21, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. The Lean Startup Conference was founded four years ago to bring together real entrepreneurs who have applied Lean Startup techniques and have useful advice to share with each other. These show success at your core business.

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Lean Louisville Startup Metrics 167

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 22, 2008 The three drivers of growth for your business model. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?) He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. for Harvard Business Revie.

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San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2020

The classes are built on the Lean Startup methodology: Customer Discovery, Agile Engineering and the Business/Mission Model Canvas. And if they’re working at home, they may have a different email address. Don’t use the same opening email pitch you did before the virus. Getting a Meeting in the Midst of Chaos.

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Customer Business Model Restful Video 413

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

The key things I want students to take from the class are: Understand that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a profitable business model. Learn how to put together a business model , not a business plan. Class Logistics. As described in the previous post , this is a hands-on class.

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Business Model Silicon Valley California Engineer 226

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Inbound marketing for lead generation maps to the buyer journey and focuses on awareness-building marketing campaigns across multiple touchpoints, such as: Blogging ; Email marketing ; Social media marketing ; Referral marketing ; SEO optimized website landing pages ; Audio and video content. Winning high-value clients with ABM.

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Lead Generation Marketing Sales Cycle Campaign 94

ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2021

ConvertKit’s strategy is geared around building email marketing tools for independent creators, allowing their customers to build and nurture their own audience. Here’s an example invitation email for existing customers: Hi [NAME], You’ve been a loyal customer of [COMPANY] for over two years now! What about churned customers?

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Software Review Audience Differentiation Framework 158

Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2019

If you don’t set a long term trajectory for your business, you’re leaving a lot to chance. A useful framework for this type of planning is a Lean Plan —a shorter form version of a business plan. If you’ve heard of a business model canvas, a Lean Plan is a better alternative to that.

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Marketing Social Media Lean Campaign 142

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Good news, this is the business to be in next year. As corporate giants reassess their business models, some current staff will jump into the consulting world. Marketing departments of the future will get very lean and depend upon quick-strike teams that can be assembled for specific initiatives and campaigns.

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Social Media Audio Hosting Technical Review 95

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

If you’re seeking a bank loan or outside investment, you probably need a traditional business plan. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan. This guide to writing a subscription box business plan will help you through the process either way.

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Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Up and Running

JANUARY 17, 2014

The phrase “lean startup” comes up a lot in conversations about entrepreneurship. I’ve been to several panel discussions on the topic, had it taught to me in a business school classroom, and read a book dedicated to lean startup methodology. In lean startup speak, this was called a minimum viable product, or MVP.

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Lean Startup Philadelphia Business Model 107

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We’re dedicated to making The Lean Startup Conference unlike other entrepreneurship conferences. As Lean Startup takes root around the world, we’d like to learn from and help people working in geographically diverse areas connect with each other.

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Lean Nebraska San Francisco Silicon Valley 165

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

And how thinking of a solution to this commonly used model’s failures led to a new model – the Customer Development Model – that offers a new way to approach startup activities outside the building. Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model.

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 238

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. Another way to find the metric you want to change is to look at your business model.

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Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. The 7 Worst Marketing Blunders Small Businesses Make | Forbes – [link]. “Empower Your Small Business”, crowdSPRING’s smallbiz newsletter: content marketing, lean biz, more – [link].

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Social Media Small Business North America Design 109

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2011

Negotiation Tips For Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers – [link]. Top 10 tips for email newsletters – [link]. Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century (what to consider when leasing office space) – [link]. Small Business Spotlight of the Week: PVPower – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The Israel Mobile Monetization Summit took place a few weeks ago and I went in with the intent of learning all I could about business models on mobile. Eric Reiss (not to be confused with Eric Ries of Lean Startup fame) has done just that. Addictive – Games aren’t business critical, but they are addictive. Communication.

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Mobile Software Review Channel 163

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 18, 2010 Four myths about the Lean Startup Myth: Lean means cheap. Lean startups try to spend as little money as possible. Truth: The Lean Startup method is not about cost, it is about speed. Myth: The Lean Startup methodology is only for Web 2.0/internet/consumer

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 167

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. She winced as I reminded her that she had gone through the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps. Painful and invaluable” was her reply. Here’s how.

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Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 310

Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to start a small web design firm, you’ll need to develop a host of skills to help you run a successful business, including time management, sales and promotional strategies, and client acquisition. Create a Lean Business Plan. Develop a routine. Take advantage of tools.

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Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2016

You must also understand the value the product provides customers (along with the rest of your business model.). It ultimately failed because she was focused on engineering the product, but didn’t validate the rest of her business model (product/market fit, distribution channel, customer acquisition, etc.).

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Detroit Baltimore Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

And they probably never will be unless business model viability is reassessed across the board. We didn’t have to change our business model entirely, we just realized what was working and what wasn’t and moved on from there. Ten back and forth emails can often be resolved in a 30-second phone conversation.

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Early Stage Los Angeles Silicon Valley Cofounder 110

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design.

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. As we’ve mentioned before , this year’s Lean Startup Conference features a lot of speakers who have incredible expertise to share but are new to our event. Mariya Yao is one such speaker. Obviously that''d be wildly off-putting and you''d refuse his request.

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Mobile Developer Technical Review Lean 167

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Platform selection and technical design - if your business strategy is to create a low-burn, highly iterative lean startup, youd better be using foundational tools that make that easy rather than hard. But I think in a lean startup, the development methodology is too important to be considered "just management." I dont think so.

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CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 168