Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

While the posts were theory I was a bit surprised when John Selep , an early-stage investor, approached me and said he was actually using the Investment Readiness Level (IRL) in practice. Background about the Investment Readiness Level here and here. Here’s John’s story. This means the IRL is also a Prescriptive tool.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. I started as a programmer, and then a database designer, and then a project manager, and I led conversion teams. She was originally a nurse and then she did nonprofit work.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Think intimate practice pitch sessions featuring real-time feedback from the NextView team and the broader early-stage investment community. The goal is for our accelerator teams to take advantage of NextView’s national reach and the programming for both events will be designed to do just that. .

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