Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Could we even could find 40 Stanford graduate students interested in being guinea pigs for this new class? We were positing that 20 years of teaching “how to write a business plan” might be obsolete. Startups, are not about executing a plan where the product, customers, channel are known. Would anyone even show up?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Of course it's not that simple, and many business plans I've seen (unintentionally) omit many of the true costs of acquisition. During beta-testing they would be guinea pigs. C can be driven down with cheaper ads, better lead quality, a more efficient conversion rate, and straightforward trials with minimal tech support.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

You should be able to describe your strengths and weaknesses in detail, as well as those of your competitors, and have an action plan for how you’ll beat them. Similarly, you should learn from the guinea pigs in your space. Your Tech Team is Outsourced Most of the time, it’s a good idea to have your tech team in house, not outsourced.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2016

My grandfather was a successful business owner and mentored me at an early age as we partnered in a vegetable garden/retail business during the summer months. I was inspired to start Sugarlash when I couldn’t find what I needed to make my lash lounge as successful as it could be in terms of product and training. I was tired.

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