The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We engage intimately with businesses and their assets, understanding their operations, aspirations, and the hurdles they face. The goal is to transform dormant or underutilized assets into active capital that supports your business. It is also the time to take a hard look at your business model.

Technical Review 158

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You are intentional about developing a point of view on new sectors that we can learn from. You are intentional about developing a point of view on new sectors that we can learn from. About NextView. A Final Note.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Software Review Hiring Seed Stage 257

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. Create awareness for fundraising (VC, angels, corporate partners). Read the post about mission and intent here.). Painful and invaluable” was her reply.

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Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 315

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the consequences of premature government regulation of AI and why the incumbents are all for it. These are the examples Bill Gurley were talking about. The regulatory agencies then oversee these requirements. In the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Every aspiring entrepreneur I know is talking about the fact that there are over 2,000 billionaires in the world today, and how their innovative idea could make them one of the next ones. Get support from credible industry groups and partners. Minimize one-time sales in your business model.

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Merger Acquisition Software Review Social Media 386

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

I think VCs will gravitate even more towards repeat founders with prior success, and will be more gun shy about backing someone that is difficult to reference within their networks. But the risk to founders is that these investors may not be very committed partners and might quickly disengage if things go sideways.

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Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Surprisingly if you’ve filled out the business model canvas you already know who you need. She started by sketching her business model canvas on a napkin, but somehow the conversation quickly shifted to what was really on her mind. But what about for us, a consumer hardware hardware company? ——-.

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Founder Intellectual Property Business Model 335

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. The Lean LaunchPad class uses the three “ Lean Startup ” principles: Alexander Osterwalders “ business model canvas ” to frame hypotheses.

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Intellectual Property Lean IP Open Source 286

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

The era of digitalisation has led to a new class of business promoters. The world is about to see a new generation propagating the Indian startup investing industry. It is here that the groundwork is laid and the business model developed. A business plan is drawn up to attract investors and partners.

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Technical Review Due Diligence India Startup 167

The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Freed received the first scholarship created from a sustainable-business model by the collaboration of EALgreen, WW Grainger, Inc. Freed is a global thinker and living proof that purpose-driven businesses transform lives. Let’s see what she shared with us about her inspiring journey… TSM: Hello Claudia.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

You may have read my previous posts about the Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship class. The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. The Lean LaunchPad Class. How it Works.

Startup 335

Startup Lean Incubator Business Model 335

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. Earlier in my career, I thought of myself as a libertarian and didn’t spend many calories thinking about the ESG impact of my work. For context, the entire S&P 500 is worth about $25.6 trillion. .

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You are intentional about developing a point of view on new sectors that we can learn from. You are intentional about developing a point of view on new sectors that we can learn from. About NextView. A Final Note.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. This is where I brought in the thinking of how we build businesses here in Silicon Valley.

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Artificial Inteligence Fractional CTO Technology CTO 414

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend. If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream.

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Startup New York City Valuation Distribution 297

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 28, 2023

To recap the year, here are some of 2023’s biggest themes for Version One: 1) Building in AI While still early in the AI wave, we’re seeing not only technological innovation but also business model transformation. 2) Building in India Back in May, Boris took V1’s first trip to India and wrote about his reflections.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review India Canada Early Stage 72

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. For what I had thought were a few simple ideas about taking what we’ve learned about startups and applying it to corporate innovation, the post has gotten an amazing reaction.

Business Model 333

Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 333

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2019

Seigel recognized that, while health practitioners in a variety of healthcare roles are passionate about providing health and wellness in their communities, they aren’t often versed in the financial processes that will allow their private practices to prosper. We ask him about his entrepreneurial journey.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

This isn’t just about having a eureka moment; it’s about understanding the problem you’re solving and why it matters to your potential customers. This involves more than just understanding your competitors; it’s about grasping the nuances of the market you’re entering.

Intellectual Property 158

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 158

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 20, 2020

The challenge for an entrepreneur is to get the company from default dead (falling) to default alive, with revenues that more than cover operating costs (flying). One of the things that is so challenging about startups is that there are multiple ways you can fail. This is how PayPal’s pivoted its business model.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Social Network Jordan 69

Hearpreneur

APRIL 15, 2020

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any “job” they have had. The reasons are as varied as the businesses themselves. That is what I love about being an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneur Community Philippines Revenue 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. In my experience as a new business advisor, a business is nothing until people are aligned and work in sync. Key partners.

Business Model 143

Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor 143

ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

Company founders originally called it Evelozcity and imagined a subscription-based business model in which they produced electric vans and trucks for people who enjoy outdoor activities. Despite the company’s ongoing financial struggles, the federal government has continued to conduct business with the company.

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United States Government Startup California 127

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In fact, remote work is on the rise – especially in the form of virtual assistants – and it’s one of the primary reasons why more small businesses are opting to outsource work. companies have increased their use of outsourcing, which is primarily done for cost-cutting reasons, followed by the ability to focus on their core business.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Due Diligence Technical Support Bootstrapping 147

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. Every startup is in a race against time.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “ As we continue our exploration of the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale – I will walk you through the principles.

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Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 127

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2020

People tell me there may be over 8,000 dating sites with scientific matchmaking algorithms worldwide, but I couldn’t find one that focused on scientifically matching companies and people for business-to-business (B2B) relationships. Some executives prefer to operate in solo mode.

B2B 388

B2B Matching Partner Algorithm 388

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

The class was unique in that it was 1) team-based, 2) experiential, 3) lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering). When we started this class, the concept of Lean (business models, customer development, agile, pivots, mvp’s) was new to everyone. Class Velocity/Depth.

Lean 254

Lean Business Model Balance Sheet Video 254

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. For what I had thought were a few simple ideas about taking what we’ve learned about startups and applying it to corporate innovation, the post has gotten an amazing reaction.

Business Model 225

Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 225

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are your profound beliefs. One day the CEO called me into his office and asked, “Steve I’ve been thinking about this as our strategy going forward. All of a sudden the air temperature in the room dropped by about 40 degrees.

Business Model 339

Business Model Product Development Early Stage Customer Development 339

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

It’s argued that social entrepreneurship is the new business model due its ability to help one connect with the world and live a purposeful life while serving others. It also improves the image of business through collaborations and fosters relationships for a better society. 4- Created a new kind of cause-driven business.

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Social Media Entrepreneur Atlanta North America 134

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

by Bruce Cleveland, Founding Partner at Wildcat Venture Partners and author of “ Traversing the Traction Gap “ As we continue our exploration of the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale – I will walk you through the principles.

Framework 113

Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 113

Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B.

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B2C Austin B2B Cofounder 62

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2017

Operating executive, entrepreneur and investor Varsha Rao is a good example of someone who has seen both sides of this situation. Varsha not only invests but also provides operating and strategic advice based on her experiences as a former founder and operating executive. Varsha Rao. Mark Andreessen.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur Software Engineering Operations 208

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. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. of founders can’t or don’t want to build a business that way.

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Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. With new technology emerging, we can only imagine the changes it will bring along to the business platform. especially, there's been a huge social movement of people starting a business.

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