crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

The 7 Myths of Lean and How Analytics Can Help – [link]. Startups, Throw Out Your Financial Models: The Argument For Lean Modeling | Forbes – [link]. 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. Venture Capital Returns – [link]. ” [link].

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

I am here to talk about LivePlan and give you some big picture information on business planning, forecasting, how to really kick your business off in the best possible way. You need to think of business planning from a lean perspective, and it’s just enough to get you to the right place. It is lean. Good morning.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Instead, your plan can follow a Lean Planning process that involves creating a pitch , forecasting your key business numbers, outlining key milestones you hope to achieve, and regular progress checks where you review and revise your plan. Milestones and Metrics. Investment and lending options include: Venture capital.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

The Lean Startup Book is done. If you've been waiting for a comprehensive account of the Lean Startup and how it can help you achieve dramatically better business results, this is it. Most of our management tools, like planning and forecasting, require a long and stable operating history. I am no longer writing a book.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It’s the lean format of the business plan—the format that will allow you to adapt fastest as you progress through the startup phase. In general, we recommend a “lean plan” rather than the old-fashioned 40-page business plan. It’s particularly good if you’re interested in venture capital funding and angel investment.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. A sales forecast. Angel investment/venture capital funds. How do these things stack up against your forecasted data?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If non-web, build demand creation budget and forecast. Dave McClure, “Startup Metrics for Pirates”, [link]. What are the key financials metrics for your business model? What are the key financials metrics for costs in your business model? Read: Steve Blank, “Lessons Learned – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch”, [link].

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

This is a company that took $4 million of invested capital to build a company now worth over $4 billion. As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Really hard.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Metrics availability. Here’s why. Silly, right?

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