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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 4: Customer Hypotheses

Steve Blank

This week they were testing who the customer, user, payer for the product will be (and discovering if they have a multi-sided business model , one with both buyers and sellers.) The news from customers was not good. talk to more customers? Which value added services do public clouds want to attract customers for?

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 2: Business Model Hypotheses

Steve Blank

By now the nine teams in our Stanford Lean LaunchPad Class were formed, In the four days between team formation and this class session we tasked them to: Write down their initial hypotheses for the 9 components of their company’s business model (who are the customers? what distribution channel? what’s the product? Feeling Good.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made ~ 2,000 customer calls in 10 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. Principal Investigator: Stephen DiMagno University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Artificial Membrane-based Ion Channel Screening. We now know how to reduce customer and market risk for new ventures.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

The breakdown: “Capturing conversation outside brand-owned channels is not a perfect science, but at the moment, Radian6 is leading the pack. It’s also simple to customize.” Case Studies in Custom Content. Tool: Radian6 (Salesforce) URL: Radian6.com Leslie Ellwood, Executive Director, Audience Development, American Media Inc. .

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Home to over 80 private- and public-sector tenant customers who directly employ about 12,000 people on the campus, activity from Port SA contributes over $5 billion annually to the regional economy. Twenty four are in Dallas and 22 are in Houston. said Robert F.

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