Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Being in Ohio, which lacks the startup ecosystem of an entrepreneurial cluster like Silicon Valley, made it difficult for Will to get funding for his first startup, Huddlewoo : The type of business that we were building needed an investment of capital ahead of revenue. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Ohio Columbus Entrepreneur 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Here’s what happened: We got the product out; we got paying customers. Our revenue model was wrong. We thought we figured it out.

Cofounder 145

Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 145

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Here’s what happened: We got the product out; we got paying customers. Our revenue model was wrong. We thought we figured it out.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 120