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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. It’s an impressive portfolio.

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Accel APX conference: short take aways

Cracking the Code

The objective of the conference was to understand how APIs will power the next great web and mobile companies and share some best practises in understanding when to use APIs or not and how can API company best market to developers.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

If you find you need a developer to work with you, do you reach out to a freelancer or do you call an agency? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section. Google’s App Inventor is a good example of a DIY tool.

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Abstract launches private alpha to redesign the design process

Version One Ventures

Last week, one of our newest portfolio companies, Abstract , launched their Private Alpha. We’ve written about the rise of the vertical reputation graph and how the enterprise is still a nascent area for collaboration. This leads to a lack of visibility and inefficiencies in the design process and the product development lifecycle.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. Tribe Capital has developed A Quantitative Approach to Product Market Fit. .

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Cracking The Code: Cracking the SMB code

Cracking the Code

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

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The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups

Hippoland

As always, there are exceptions: if you build a viral consumer product (such as an Instagram) where people are just coming to your site / app in droves at no cost to you, then you’ve got a great business. In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you.

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