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Burnout « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I had resolved to get myself back by taking a 2 week-long vacation at a Zen center in Los Angeles. Lessons Learned No one will tell you to work fewer hours You need to be responsible for your own health and happiness Burnout sneaks up on you Burnout is self-induced. You created it and own it. while doing 2 jobs. Keep it coming.

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

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After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. Lead Gen: I utilized my friends, professional contacts, and Harvard networks by sending out emails to list serves, reaching out to people, and getting referrals.

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Startup Lessons Learned

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Get in touch: Twitter Email Facebook Linkedin Additional resources Startup LessonsLearned, All Seasons : Every post from the blog, in one 600+ page PDF. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, and more

Startup Lessons Learned

For example, heres the video of my talk last month at Twiistup in Los Angeles (slides are posted here ): I try to post event-related updates to Twitter , but if you want to subscribe to my event-specific plans directly, Im trying Plancast (a new startup founded by a friend). Want to learn more about me? Try About the author.