Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They needed to be sure that what they were building was what customers wanted and needed. And if their initial guesses were wrong, they needed a process that would permit them to change early on in the product development process when the cost of changes was small – the famed “pivot”.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

When the product and channel are bits, adoption by 10’s and 100’s of millions and even billions of users can happen in years versus decades. The second thing that’s changed is that we’re now Compressing the Product Development Cycle. This might mean competing with and if necessary killing your own products.

Restful 222

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

You get increasing growth by optimizing the viral loop , and you get revenue as a side-effect, assuming you have even the most anemic monetization scheme baked into your product. In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Great for visualizing work of product development. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Customer Development. Roku Channel Store. valuations. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. Codeacademy.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

are just emerging for business people (customer development, business model generation,). The more structured the effort of the 'distribution' people will be, the clearer the communication with design and technical people and the higher mutual respect/valuation. Find out what motivates people.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51