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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works. Many of us who have launched our own startups have our fondest memories of these salad days of startup life. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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“Speed and Tempo” – Fearless Decision Making for Startups « Steve.

Steve Blank

An irreversible decision is firing an employee, launching your product, a five-year lease for an expensive new building, etc. Reply One difference between VCs and Entrepreneurs « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog , on April 20, 2009 at 7:06 am Said: [.] I love the way you differentiate.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

Steve Blank

The Startup Death Spiral: The Cost of Getting Product Launch Wrong By the time of first customer ship, if a startup does not understand its market and customers, failure unfolds in a stylized ritual, almost like a Japanese Noh play. Three to six months after first customer ship, if Sales starts missing its numbers, the board gets concerned.

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

It is with this backdrop that I was really happy to learn from my friend Ethan Anderson (HBS alum & founder of RedBeacon) about an awesome program at HBS run by Tom Eisenmann called Launching Technology Ventures. However, I advocate a more nuanced approach for early-stage startup teams” 1.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Beware The Consultant John Greathouse – Posted in: Cash Flow Management , Launching Venture , Strategic Planning. At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. Thanks for visiting! Their story, market positioning, products, etc.

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How Your Digital Marketing Strategy Can Help Your Business Get Funding

Up and Running

Is it differentiated from other products in its competitive set? And one question that many startups overlook at the early stages of formulating their business plans: do you have a well-reasoned, effective, and budget-savvy marketing plan? The very first tech service you’ll need to buy before you launch a website is web hosting.

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