Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reply Karma in the Lean Startup Era , on January 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm Said: [.] Reply Relentless – The Difference Between Motion And Action « Steve Blank , on November 9, 2009 at 6:02 am Said: [.] to move their applications to our unique machine architecture. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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MAY 28, 2009

are much softer and much, much harder to measure (or believe) in a very early stage startup. be prepared to be the most lean business in the sector (which is only possible where economy of scale does not create huge entry barriers). We’ll talk about how to reduce risk in each type of market in the next post.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

We’ve managed startups like this forever; there is no other way to manage them.” Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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MAY 22, 2009

Write it down and keep it in a tradeshow handbook for those who will follow. Go to trade shows like it matters. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

And even more importantly, was there any way to reduce risk in early stage ventures? Reply Best books for the lean product managers — Justin Gibbs , on April 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm Said: [.] This product development diagram had become part of the DNA of Silicon Valley. Is there any way to predict success or failure?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 5, 2009

I talk about this in my book and there is always a discussion at the Lean Startup Group at [link]. One of the key tenets of entrepreneurship is that you start your company with insufficient resources and knowledge. steve Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Eighty some pages later I realized that a) I had some great war stories as a good marketeer and failed CEO, b) I’d have to pay my wife and kids to read them, c) the three of them were probably the entire total available market, and d) when I looked at what I had done and what other entrepreneurs had done at their startups, that there was a pattern.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, August 20, 2009 The Promise of the Lean Startup Im honored to have a guest post on GigaOm to introduce the concept of the lean startup to their audience. The ultimate goal of a lean startup is to identify where its vision intersects with what reality can accommodate.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2009

Every potential startup founder should think about their level of comfort operating in chaos and uncertainty. It may not be for you. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

That’s why early stage companies aren’t run by accountants with spreadsheets. An Existing Market All four were trying to resegment an “Existing Market.” weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. What are Early Stage VC’s Really Asking? Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Yet the processes that early-stage companies were using were identical to that of large corporations. e práticas de empreendedorismo em Startups no Brasil, especialmente relacionados aos temas Customer Development e Lean [.] So what is it that makes some startups successful and leaves others selling off their furniture?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provide the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. This post describes a solution – the Customer Development Model. Its strength is its rigor and flexibility.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Thirty years later we now realize that its one the causes of early startup failure. This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. What about a world in which Steve Blank and RSS have taught us not to do that?

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JULY 9, 2009

I was now a CEO of Rocket Science, and having a great time building the company (more about that in future posts.) Don’t confuse your passion for your tools with why your customers will buy your product. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

link] Lean Startups Blog – rants and raves from the startup trenches. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!” cdixon.org - chris dixons blog. Follow @cdixon. Twitter: @cdixon.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , SuperMac | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Early Stage Startup « Killing Innovation with Corner Cases and Consensus The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II Movie was Wrong » 7 Responses David , on April 23, 2009 at 8:58 am Said: Excellent!

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Steve Blank

MAY 21, 2009

Did this help them to understand your company/product Part 2 of the memo, to be posted tomorrow: using a trade show to generate leads. Plus tips on overall trade show strategy. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

The next Vertical Markets post will put all the pieces together. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply Dan Hodgins , on November 13, 2009 at 1:12 am Said: Hi Steve, Just listened to your “Retooling Early Stage Development&# for about the 10th time tonight as I was cleaning my room. This is my new favorite post on your blog.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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onstartups.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

A full RSS feed to the articles is available. Subscribe to the OnStartups.com RSS feed. 23 Tweetable Insights From "The Lean Startup" (5 days ago). About This Blog. This site is for entrepreneurs. Please subscribe so we know youre out there. If you need more convincing, learn more about the site. And, you can find me on Google+.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Entrepreneur-in-Residence After SuperMac I had been approached by one of our venture investors to be an entrepreneur in residence (EIR), a Silicon Valley phrase which says one thing but means another. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

Filed under: Marketing , Technology , Venture Capital | Tagged: Steve Blank , Venture Capital , Entrepreneurs , Early Stage Startup , Tips for Startups « Customer Analytics – From Those Who Should Know SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot » 14 Responses Michael F. I hate business plan competitions.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Startups , Early Stage Startup , Tips for Startups « The Curse of a New Building Going to Trade Shows Like it Matters – Part 1 » 33 Responses William , on May 18, 2009 at 5:44 am Said: Heh.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

What all these teachers had in common were two things: they were technology early adopters that were willing to take a chance on a new software product, and they all had similar problems organizing their classes and students. Lessons Learned is the best RSS source in my overflowing Newsgator Online account. Hi Eric, Will Pate here.

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JULY 20, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Rocket Science Games | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Early Stage Startup « Rocket Science 4: The Press is Our Best Product Burnout » 7 Responses Steve , on July 16, 2009 at 9:10 am Said: Steve, This is an excellent post. Make sure they are.

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trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

He noted that Chris Dixon ( @cdixon ) of Hunch tweeted, “New early-stage start up trend: get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.&# Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. and we've been leaning towards remaining in stealth mode a bit longer. Bookmark the permalink.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In 1M/1M, I teach the EJ Methodology which is based on my Entrepreneur Journeys research, and emphasize bootstrapping, idea validation, and crisp positioning as some of the core principles of building strong fundamentals in early stage ventures. You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In 1M/1M, I teach the EJ Methodology which is based on my Entrepreneur Journeys research, and emphasize bootstrapping, idea validation, and crisp positioning as some of the core principles of building strong fundamentals in early stage ventures. You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2009

You don’t get grades for having resiliency, curiosity, agility, resourcefulness, pattern recognition and tenacity. You just get successful. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

We’ll talk about the implications of what vertical market you’re entering in the next few posts. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

This was actually a great piece of advice, because ideas change and evolve in the early stages of the startup, it’s about the other person not the idea as much. Subscribe via RSS. Pitch 2009 is a unique startup competition open to early-stage ventures globally. I received an invitation to attend the event.

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