Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

For decades large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. What can companies learn from others’ failed efforts to integrate startups into large companies? The answer - there are two types of integration strategies, and they depend on where the startup is in its lifecycle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Alex is a Silicon Valley veteran and Cisco executive, often referred to as the ‘innovation therapist,’ who details his knowledge of many real-world cases and specifics on how to keep up with change and win in the marketplace. Before you act, shut up and listen to employees, customers, and futurists.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. Silicon Valley itself was built on the sciences with a foundation of trial-and-error and then improving the model and trying again.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

Many of the other staff in the applied program were full-time employees hired to work solely on these military programs. In some cases, branches of the military contracted directly with Stanford which worked with local contractors in Silicon Valley to build these components or systems for the military.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Introduced before keynoting at Austin, Texas's Capital Factory Demo Day as "the most-connected person in Silicon Valley," Hoffman gave a really interesting talk about how he handles hiring at his company. Auren Hoffman on hiring people to work in tech startups. As a startup, you can't afford to do it that way.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Final startup grind from msuster. And the folks at Startup Grind have been kind enough to invite me to present this morning in Mountain View on the topic. PM’s are underrated in Silicon Valley these days. PMs are a vital part of a tech startup. And what your views / tips for early-stage startup teams are.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2017

Once a Silicon Valley corporate lawyer and business executive, he was chosen by Steve Jobs to form part of the driving force behind the early and unanticipated success of the Pixar animation company. Yet Levy is far from the only Silicon Valley resident to turn to the spiritual path of one or more of the Eastern philosophies.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. The same Emotional Quotient and approach that attracts investors will also attract excellent employees. For me, personally : People in the senior ranks at startups usually call themselves operators. Read part one here.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2021

That was the first day that current and former employees could cash out all of their shares after the company went public. But that was back in 2004 and the trillions of dollars of wealth created since in startups, big tech companies and crypto makes earlier questions of extravagance seem quaint. 18 was “giraffe money” day.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

However, they may be missing the one thing that will deliver happier, more loyal and more productive employees: a sense of belonging. The workplace – where employees spend a majority of their day – offers the opportunity to fill that need for workers. Does this surprise you? It shouldn’t. Here are things to think about: 1.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards. If you’re a super experienced Silicon Valley CEO with a billion-dollar exit?—?probably.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. with their startups growing by 81.2

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you’re an entrepreneur or working in a startup, you’ve heard all the hype around the extravagant perks and benefits some companies, especially in the tech scene, are offering. See Also: The Importance of Partnership Agreements, NDAs, and Security: Lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley”. Not only that, talent is key to growth.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 14, 2014

The big debate among tech circles has always been if it’s possible to build a “Silicon Valley” company outside of the Valley. Is Silicon Valley a physical place or a state of mind ? Starting a company is one thing, but scaling is much tougher outside of Silicon Valley. Related articles.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

But, just an importantly, they’re also in business to put food on the table for their families and employees. With people counting on them—their families and their employees’ families—they have to carry on. Our families — and the families of the employees we eventually hire—come first. Just ask yourself these seven questions: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

Just as national cultures influence and shape a country, so does the startup culture set by founder strategy drive the future of a new venture. In top current companies, such as Google, Apple, and Netflix, cultural strategies that include greater employee freedom and fostering creativity are the norm.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2018

This is in the strong footsteps of Silicon Valley companies which have demonstrated high productivity using such distractions as colorful offices with toys, escape rooms and other playthings. In fact, the trend now is in finding suitable distractions for employees. But the approach has not been acceptable to all. Why Ping Pong.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

And he recognized it was making his startup feel and act like a big ponderous company. Most decisions in a startup must be made in the face of uncertainty. One of the things he mentioned was that when it came to decision-making he still tended to think and act like an engineer. The same is true in your company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2018

We don’t really talk about money in Silicon Valley. It’s why we counsel founders to understand the situation of a potential employee when designing a compensation package (in ways that remain legal and appropriate). At least not in public in a personal way with near strangers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

I suggest the following sequence of startup preparation steps: Create a business entity early to isolate business efforts. In addition to local business meetings, this can now be done online through startup matchmaking sites, including CoFoundersLab , Founder2be , and StartupAgents , as well as LinkedIn.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

Reflecting the spirit of collaboration that characterizes our startup community, we all came together as a group, shared best practices, and agreed to take the following decisive actions in the interest of protecting the most vulnerable members of our community: First? , Every hour counts.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

Innovation outposts in Silicon Valley allow big companies to sense and respond to rapid changes in technology. How to make corporate innovation work and drive success in startups were the topics of discussion with the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. He was the CEO of two startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2022

One of the things I learned from my years in Silicon Valley is that you must always focus on three steps ahead, as well as on what exists today. By definition, new startups have to do this to even have a shot at funding from venture capitalists and survival, but I find that existing companies often rest on their laurels far too long.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference The Lean Startup Conference is next week--and now that we can step back and see all the speakers and mentors, we have to say: Wow. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Finding great employees first. What is equity compensation?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When we established Ready4S back in 2012, the tech startup scene looked completely different than it does today. But if you’re considering setting up a tech startup right now, you should know that it still presents a huge challenge. In fact, 75 percent of venture-backed startups fail. . Develop a viable proposition.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 13, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank was the bank of many founders and funds (30% according to some estimates), including our own at Remagine Ventures. “The biggest collapse since the financial crisis” is no laughing matter. Needless to say, it was a very stressful weekend. We were prepared to do what it takes to keep them going. — M.G.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). Startup Lessons'

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. with their startups growing by 81.2

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Unintended Consequences of Startups | WSJ by Jason Nazar – crowdspring.co/1nYW6mN. The Hottest Startup Sectors – crowdspring.co/1lpiG8h. 1rXNZrC.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2014

Startups are not smaller versions of large companies, but interestingly we see that companies are not larger versions of startups. Two methods, Design Thinking and Customer Development (the core of the Lean Startup) provide the tactical day-to-day process of how to turn ideas into products. .

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Capital?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. So big companies rarely acquire startups.

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