SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed - Venture Hacks , May 5, 2010 I recently got on the phone for a cross-continent conference call with Chris Dixon from Founder Collective , Mark Suster from GRP Partners , and our own Naval Ravikant.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode. In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 120

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

It’s the result of a decade of me learning from 1,000 of entrepreneurs, corporate partners, students and scientists the best practices of what wins in startups. In fact, you could say that all that remains from my last book are the four steps of Customer Development. Briefly, the new book.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Lean Business Model Customer Development 291

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Many entrepreneurship courses focus on teaching students “how to write a business plan.” If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I believe that: 1) a product is just a part of a startup, but understanding customers, channel, pricing, etc. This class is not about how to write a business plan.

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Wiki Lean Management Business Model 312

Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

And worse, even if someone does manage to start something new, our management structure has so many financial, legal and HR hurdles that every initiative needs to match our existing business financial metrics, processes and procedures. There are financial metrics (Return on Investment, Hurdle Rate, etc.) Lessons Learned.

Widget 120

Widget Lean Business Model Metrics 120

Steve Blank

JANUARY 25, 2010

A business model describes how your company creates, delivers and captures value. Or in English: A business model describes how your company makes money. (Or Or depending on your metrics for success, get users, grow traffic, etc.). Drawing A Business Model. Who are our partners? Business Plan Versus Business Model.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Do your research and validate your idea: You’re probably going to be doing this at the same time as you write your business plan. It’s the lean format of the business plan—the format that will allow you to adapt fastest as you progress through the startup phase. Your business model (or how you will make money).

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Curation Lean Software Review Finder 60

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Investors get board seats to assure themselves and their limited partners that they are duly informed about their investment. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. The Wrong Metrics. What do those numbers/metrics look like?

Silicon Valley 292

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 292

Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2010

I taught the class this semester with Ann Miura-Ko a partner at Maples Investments. Our goal is to teach students the key concepts of the startup process and help them understand that a startup is a search for a profitable business model. A Startup is a Search For A Business Model. Customer Discovery. Teaching Goals.

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Intellectual Property Business Model Customer Development Distribution 234

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

Investors get board seats to assure themselves and their limited partners that they are duly informed about their investment. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. The Wrong Metrics. What do those numbers/metrics look like?

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Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 263

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Establish credibility with potential partners. In some businesses, especially in certain industries like traditional enterprise software, you simply cannot bring a new product to market on your own. You need to combine your product with others, and this requires partners like OEMs or system integrators. Help you raise money.

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San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

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. Or to some passionate customers. Were doomed!

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Agile 128

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply steveblank , on September 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm said: Greg, The Google Group “Lean Startup Circle&# at [link] is a wonderful repository of Customer Development/Lean Startup success and failure. I hewar via thew grapevine that you’re thinking about a ‘Business Model Competition’ Interesting.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Each of these four currencies represents a way for a customer to “pay&# for services from a company. Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design. Startup founders need to use their own judgment to ask: which is the riskiest assumption underlying my business plan?

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Small Business tools list. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. In other words they are entrepreneurs that help others like them succeed in their new business.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

This week they were testing their hypotheses about Partners. Partners are the external companies whose product or service combines with your Value Proposition to create a complete customer solution or “whole product&# to satisfy customers. They worked on understanding their partners. The Nine Teams Present.

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South Dakota Business Model Lean United States 223

grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If you’re waiting for a marketing guy to talk to customers, you’ll never understand the target market. Show Metrics If you ask me to be a co-founder or even just a consultant, you’re essentially asking me to invest in your company with my time. As an investor, I will expect the same metrics an investor would get.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Because then you’d miss out on: Whether it’s better experience to build a complete, tiny startup or to do more in-depth customer development for a meatier problem. So that means stuff like thinking about what a business model might be, it does mean customer development. What’s the worst case?

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Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Why do I do it?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44