Board Effect

APRIL 5, 2021

In the interest of stewardship and gaining the public’s trust, it’s common for nonprofits to maintain a fairly lean budget and keep a good eye on the organization’s finances. For some boards, keeping a lean budget means doing more work so they can spend less. Oversight is the board’s responsibility. File Sharing. File storage.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

JULY 10, 2012

Joel on Software. Software Inventory. That means on the average day you have 150 metric tons of wheat flour in stock. There are modern algorithms to optimize how much buffer you need at every point (read up on Toyota’s lean production system and the Theory of Constraints to get started). How is software like a factory?”

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

So, if I were going to invent something, I’d probably start by creating an affordable jeweler’s workbench, not least because I’d be able to test it, and because I already know all the distribution channels I’d need to hit in order to sell it. Drop into a store that you think would be a great candidate for stocking your product in the future.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Non-Compete Naming 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. Morgan credit card business to acquire tons of Square customers at a very low cost.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Being distributed/network ready (even though Ethernet was just barely coming into use in the enterprise). Pragmatic and Lean. Larry was loathe to sell any of the company stock; he generally took a dim view of VCs and preferred to bootstrap. I wonder if he took stock or cash. Back then he advocated for. What a gift!

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. I will say the one thing we tell all our portfolio companies is to get fit and lean in. I like the get fit and lean in. The beauty of software, in general, is that you have this concept of MVP. Building a business around software has always been different.

Partner 132

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). Today, we call that an “Embed-Code”.

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Revenue Developer Java Customer Development 72

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With MOVE you can control your info and stock levels in real-time. Zoho Inventory is a type inventory management software for small or medium-sized companies. NetSuite Warehouse Management Software offers inventory management, such as bin tracking and cycle counting. Softeon Software. Focus on Lean. ZOHO Inventory.

Operations 52

Operations Technical Review Software Review Lean 52

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Seriously, with your millions of customers worldwide, your 24 hour delivery window, your 19th-century supply chain and logistics technology, and and the virtually infinite number of SKUs you are required to stock it is a miracle that you stay in business decade in and decade out. My hat is off to you, sir!

Small Business 85

Small Business Startup Audio Internet 85

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

Addepar is precisely trying to collect and convert into software these best practices. (ff ” It’s great reading for anyone that leans too heavily on the left side of the brain. Teten : I’m not sure I agree, as inevitably some people will look like geniuses in a random distribution of outcomes.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. The Long Term Stock Exchange is building out a set of tools for founders for managing their cap tables, 409A valuations, cash on hand, options pool, investor relations, etc.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. Downfalls of Distributed Startups – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Paper Stock – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. Computer Software. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Stock Quotes. AllThingsDigital. AllThingsDigital. Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

And thanks to Ann Miura-Ko of Floodgate (my first Lean LaunchPad co-instructor) for her suggestions. You’ll see a Term Sheet, Stock Purchase Agreement, Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Investors’ Rights Agreement, Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement and a Voting Agreement.

Cofounder 431

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

Also it takes ten years to build great software , not to mention a substantial company. Not for the stock options — you won’t be doling out 1% of the company to anyone by then. We can all name companies with spectacular success or failure, employing any of these techniques. Also it takes all your time and energy.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

UiPath broke that milestone this summer, in just nine months, establishing Europe as a major global center for software innovation. There are now eight software companies north of a $100 billion market cap, representing $2.7 Is the sky the limit for Cloud public stocks? trillion of market value.

Europe 71

Europe Cloud Silicon Valley 71

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? The only problem is I haven’t found a problem or an industry – web, enterprise software, green tech, etc – where I feel passionate.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. Twitter is an excellent distribution channel for us. (B) People with good software/technology ideas with no programming experience are automatically put at a disadvantage because they can not execute the idea themselves.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Teams know how many tickets were distributed; however, they do not know in “real time” how many people are in the venue or stadium during the event. That knowledge gap hampers efforts to staff and stock the stadium appropriately. That’s true whether you plan to license software or hire an outside organization.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 19, 2019

Andy and I will be having a fireside chat at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in October. Probably the biggest change that I've noticed in the Valley is the transition from startups focusing on hardware, to startups built on software, and what that implies about the venture model as well. He’s currently the CEO of the company.

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Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 159

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. marketing automation software. email blast and mgmt software. email blast software.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The embattled smartphone maker’s stock received a 10 percent boost after the investment bank upgraded its recommendation from “neutral” to “buy.” ” The stock traded at about $12.10 Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution. November 29, 2012. By Sarah Lacy. November 29, 2012.

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