Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. They never understood Market Type. Why does Market Type matter? End result?

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 220

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

SaaS startups need to have a VC that understands the SaaS model, including market development strategies, upsell dynamics, sales incentive plan, etc. They also need VCs capable of financing their entire life cycle — on average, SaaS startups raise between $80 and $100 million before an IPO. What makes a good VC for a SaaS startup?

API 48

API Silicon Valley Europe Differentiation 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Slopestyle runs are judged on the difficulty of the tricks being executed, the vertical height achieved, and the overall execution of the run. The takeaway for entrepreneurs is that they need to take the time to develop the requisite skills and then practice and perfect. Same with Slopestyle. Audaciousness.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur Vertical Small Business Differentiation 91

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Hopefully by that time you’ve developed the idea much further and in much greater detail – by talking to as many people as possible. Quite early on, you will be able to differentiate yourself – and having competitors help you grow the market can actually be a good thing. I agree completely. link] Dejan Strbac.

Stealth 68

Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 28, 2018

This brings to mind the long and painful journey of GMO crops, but it is that experience that the majority of these companies appear to be side-stepping at this point in their development. For now, that appears to be giving them some breathing space to develop product. Plant-based vs. lab-grown. Voila, meat. Pretty cool.

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Marketing Vertical Differentiation 28

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Branding is a process designed to develop, among other things, a unique business name and custom logo design for a company, product, or service. Some have spent millions of dollars developing branding to attract tourists and businesses. 3) Develop personas for your target customers. Develop your brand identity assets.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1817, David Ricardo published On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation where he expanded upon Smith’s work in developing the theory of Comparative Advantage. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

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. How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). Jason: get into customer development and it’s a big waste.

Cofounder 208

Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

But if your service attracts particular verticals of content engagement, not all content is created equal, and some is much more valuable than others. However look for Twitter to use Twittercards and link management (affiliate programs, “products in your stream”) to differentiate. Products your friends bought, etc.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. I never want renters to find themselves in my situation – scared, displaced and worried about my finances. It was the best decision of my life.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. As a tech journalist, I’ve been pitched by hundreds of companies and have developed a taste for what works and what doesn’t. Money and Finance Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Identity Lists.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Comparing the list to the top 300 leading SaaS companies in the US, some interesting trends emerge: Europe is showing strength in data/ analytics and security, driven by the booming ecosystem in Israel but is less represented in developer/infrastructure and vertical applications.

Europe 83

Europe Cloud API 83

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

In developed markets Wifi and broadband are now seen as a right, rather than an option, to the point where many consumers claim that not having it is a modern form of social abuse. While developing markets are jumping computers all together and taking themselves out of technology poverty and riding on the coat tails of the smart phone.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Paglia, Pepperdiine’s Denney Academic Chair and Associate Professor of Finance. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

These designers help small to mid-sized brands design/develop quality product by exposing them to big company best practices and a global network of factories, trim suppliers, fabric sources, etc. Our company develops our own POS system which would cater the needs of mobile businesses. We are able to do that because: 1.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 92

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Eventually, however, we gained our footing and developed a mental model for the industry and a framework for where opportunities do exist. I think it started with eBay, but then we got into more vertical specific ones, like Zillow, Grubhub, OpenTable and Uber that I’m on the board of. People price differentiate all the time.

Singapore 43

Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43