Steve Blank
MAY 9, 2017
Fourth, in the last decade, corporate investors and hedge funds have jumped into later stage investing with a passion. Their need to get into high-profile deals has driven late-stage valuations into unicorn territory. Founder-friendly became a competitive advantage for his firm Andreessen Horowitz.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Even for later-stage companies with predictable financials, the lack of liquidity, audited financials, and standardized metrics creates real challenges to scaling quantitative investing. A number of analysts have particular focus on serving the customers of technology companies, e.g., Gartner and 451 Research.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
Of course, bringing startups (whether prospective or existing portfolio companies) closer to operating divisions has business and customer development benefits. Could they excel at customer development with enterprises? 475 of those have been formed in the last 5 years, according to Global Corporate Venturing.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 1, 2009
automotive industry grew to become one of the drivers of the global economy. Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1 « Steve Blank steveblank.com/2009/10/01/durant-versus-sloan-part-1 – view page – cached + Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) + Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40?
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 6, 2008
In order to prevent people from bunching up in the later stages of the work pipeline, those leaders need to be focused on automation and continuous improvement. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Make sure you keep track of whether thats happening.
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