Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0 as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. The reality is that the super vast majority of liquidity events are M&A and the majority of those are in the under $100M range.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that you’ve gotten to know your potential channel and customers, regardless of how much money you’re going to make, will you enjoy working with these customers for the next 3 or 4 years? It was a lifelong lesson that taught me to never start a business where you hate your customers. (see 0:30 in the video below).

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

You can be an Independent studio or do “work for hire&# (either a revenue share or buy-out model) - If you’re an independent studio you have a set of choices for distribution channel and marketing models. - We understood none of this. More detail in future posts. steve Twitted by altgate , on July 2, 2009 at 5:22 pm Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

In normal times, when there aren’t dollars to undo mistakes, you use Customer Development to find product-market fit. It’s only after you have found product-market fit (value proposition – customer segment in the language of the business model canvas) that you spend like there is no tomorrow. What’s a win for them?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2013

In normal times, when there aren’t dollars to undo mistakes, you use Customer Development to find product-market fit. It’s only after you have found product-market fit (value proposition – customer segment in the language of the business model canvas) that you spend like there is no tomorrow. What’s a win for them?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer Development. Roku Channel Store. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. Codeacademy. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank. SW Courses. Part 1- Intro. Part 2- 3 tools for startups. Part 3- Lean Cust.

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