Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. Liquidity is via IPO’s not buy outs.

Silicon Valley 269

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 269

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. Liquidity is via IPO’s not buy outs.

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 161

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. IE Developer Toolbar (for ie6 & ie7). great web customer acquisition tutorials. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Do some Customer Development instead. We used social media to get alpha users as outlined here during Feburary. Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. Gattiker said.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217