Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. And to today, when its major product is simply innovation. The second thing that’s changed is that we’re now Compressing the Product Development Cycle. The founders.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. For example, recruiting writ large is useful at all stages of development. Fundraising. Celebrity Relationships.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This means keeping up with the latest digital trends and also integrating these technologies into your business model. Stay informed about technological advancements and think creatively about how they can be applied to your business. In the world of entrepreneurship, your network can be one of your greatest assets.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If so, the business world is full of specialists who are all too eager to help. Brilliant ad agencies and clever marketing communications experts. Talented product developers. In short, they provide a natural, organic, and deeply reliable way to grow a business. . They won’t grow your business on their own.

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Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

In a market where Airbnb has practically stood alone, VRBO has been a welcome sight for many renters and property owners who make money off of their investments. Moreover, I like inspiring myself with interesting online business models and Wikipedia is a great example of a user-generated content-based website. 5- Airbnb.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

You take that money and invest a good portion of it in traditional sales and marketing efforts — including product developers, creative people, and salespeople, all of whom are paid to figure out what buyers want and to say good things about your company — in a quest to get even more customers.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. Pivot the product entirely. The Problem With Traditional Product Development.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

What could make more sense than to leverage the enthusiasm of happy customers to convince buyers that they need your products and services? And in an increasingly social and networked world — not to mention an economy where every dollar of revenue is critical — this type of third party validation is more important than ever.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

iridium satellite network. They made other assumptions about the type of sales channel, partnerships and revenue model they would need. And they rolled all of this up into a set of financial forecasts with a “size of market” forecast from brand name management consulting firms that said they’d have 42 million customers by 2002.

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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. Choose one.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

NETWORK EQUIPMENT MAKER JUNIPER BUYS ISRAELI VIRTUALIZATION SECURITY FIRM ALTOR FOR $95 MLN. “Juniper is excited to acquire one of the industry’s leading virtualization security vendors and the extremely talented team that built it,&# – Mark Bauhaus, executive vice president and general manager, Juniper Networks.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Therefore, the great strategy is not to try to find a competition-free market. Rather, you should seek a valuable market with bad competition. The market demand is broadly recognized, but the incumbent players are fulfilling that demand in a lazy way. This advice, of course, begs the question, “What is bad competition?”.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I’ll give you an example with my own startup LaunchBit and how our understanding of the problem and the customer became more refined over time: V1: Helping online marketers get customers profitably. V2: Helping online marketers who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. I’ve also done some rabbit deals.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I’ll give you an example with my own startup LaunchBit and how our understanding of the problem and the customer became more refined over time: V1: Helping online marketers get customers profitably. V2: Helping online marketers who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. I’ve also done some rabbit deals.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2012

The problem, however, is that he is assuming that an investor would fund the product development. Even seed investors generally fund businesses that are already rolling. In addition, there is significant work to do on market sizing and go-to-market strategy. Investors rarely fund concepts. pay2pitch.com.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

digital analytics, market research). Deep Learning is the idea of neural networking. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used for image and video recognition. Recurrent Neural Networks are good for time-series data. Conversion/Optimization teams might become a nightmare for marketing and product teams.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. Pivot the product entirely. The Problem With Traditional Product Development.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more more than the combined market capitalizations of Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo, Netscape and the entire Internet sector. But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

These firms can provide various services, including financing and business advice. They can also help you develop your product and sales channels. They may also provide a mentorship network. VC funding is best suited for businesses with high growth potential. Seed Rounds. Management Company.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2018

We combine WiFi communication and content sharing into an intuitive parental control system that enables parents to build their child a private network of contacts and content through a secure opt-in system. This journey began years ago, when smartphones first come to the market and didn’t have nearly the capabilities that they do today.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Startups especially can benefit by using technical debt to experiment, invest in process, and increase their product development leverage. The biggest source of waste in new product development is building something that nobody wants. Unfortunately, customers hated that initial product.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

Over time, you’ll start building up more and more sophisticated ways of tracking and your reports will start to subdivide into functional areas like marketing, product development, and financials (when you have dedicated investor money or a limited pool of your own capital you’ve decided to invest).

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

At a university business plan competition, for the first time they can swim in the sea of expertise that we/I take for granted in the middle of Silicon Valley. Win, lose or draw, these students have a life changing experience where they can network and get smarter as they see what good startup thinking looks like.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. In addition, I’ve noted a few multi-product lending firms, e.g., Kapitus and United Capital Source , which provide RBI as one of many structural options to companies seeking capital. . Alternative Capital. “

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

On the other hand, it’s a whole universe and you’d need an interesting perspective on why you should go attack that market and face all that competition and noise and everything that’s in the market. So when you’re thinking about marketing positioning to me, that side of it is the interesting side of it.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more more than the combined market capitalizations of Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo, Netscape and the entire Internet sector. But to have such a birth, we must first have a funeral.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The way we wear and engage with technology is going to evolve, whether it's through smartwatches, smart glasses, or even smart clothes, as new technologies are being developed. 3 – 5G Networks. Telecommunications companies started rolling out 5G networks this year. Thanks to Tyler Garns, Box Out Marketing! #7-

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Are they consistent with your founding team, are they competitive in the market, and will they not create precedents that you’ll regret in the next round of hiring? Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. How about your Marketing Plan ? Don’t be the plaid guy.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2019

If you’re planning to build a business but don’t want the struggles of starting from zero, franchising is ideal for you. In becoming a franchisee, you get the chance to start small while gaining the benefits and support from a bigger network, which are the parent company and other franchise owners. The royalty fee is at 6%.

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www.tangosource.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Validate your product idea If youâ??re re providing business skills for the startup, back it up with action. Take steps towards product market fit, such as getting signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) which show that your product will have revenue on day 1. Build up your network. Networking. Recruiting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. How did they do it?

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