Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. Entrepreneurs should always communicate their business’ very latest stage of customer development as part of their investor presentation.

Sacramento 312

Sacramento Framework Customer Development Lean 312

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2018

And, as the Wall Street Journal reported last week, cities that didn’t make the short list — among them Detroit, Cincinnati, and Sacramento — are rushing to make changes based on Amazon’s feedback on where they fell short. These metrics will be what attracts investment. Use it to create a compelling story.

Community 133

Community Sacramento America Detroit 133

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

The video data, combined with the phone’s other sensor capabilities, helps RoadBotics to precisely calculate roadway metrics. Startups make their case to mayors & tech leaders At SXSW, seven startups had the opportunity to pitch a group of mayors and tech leaders on their unique approaches to addressing civic challenges.

Oklahoma City 75

Oklahoma City Sacramento Oklahoma Cofounder 75

entrepreMusings

JULY 6, 2013

The Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey is the only survey to obtain data from an extensive, nationwide universe of job creators and entrepreneurs in order to determine the most business-friendly locations. The top performing cities were Austin, Virginia Beach and Houston. Newark, NJ finished last in this year’s rankings.

Virginia 41

Virginia Rhode Island Austin North Carolina 41