Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
How do we finance the company, etc. An early indication that you’ve found the right business model is when you believe the cost of getting customers will be less than the revenues the customers will generate. If you are following Customer Development , the answer is easy. Customer Acquisition. Web Metrics.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 7, 2010
We’ll build the class around the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. Instead you will be getting your hands dirty talking to customers, partners, competitors, as you encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works. What are the 9 parts of a business model?
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2016
She and her team ran a successful Kickstarter campaign, went through the Techstars Boulder 2015 accelerator program, and recently closed a $3 million financing round with The Foundry Group. . We naively thought we would have a viral campaign, but it took us 4 months to create and cost us $25,000. Filed under: Customer Development.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 24, 2011
Because then you’d miss out on: Whether it’s better experience to build a complete, tiny startup or to do more in-depth customer development for a meatier problem. So that means stuff like thinking about what a business model might be, it does mean customer development. So I have a question for you, Jason.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2016
She and her team ran a successful Kickstarter campaign, went through the Techstars Boulder 2015 accelerator program, and recently closed a $3 million financing round with The Foundry Group. . We naively thought we would have a viral campaign, but it took us 4 months to create and cost us $25,000. Filed under: Customer Development.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
Some products have relatively obvious monetization mechanisms, and the real risks are in customer adoption. Products can find sources of validation with impressive stats along a number of dimensions, such as high engagement, viral coefficient, or long-term retention. Labels: agile , customer development 15comments: Scott Shapiro said.
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
Step 5: Get financed. In fact, when you consider the fact that VCs finance just one or two ventures out of every 100 pitches they see, you might be better off bootstrapping it to begin with. Additional resources to help you finance your business: How to Get Your Business Funded. How to Apply for a Federal Tax ID Number.
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