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Vertical Markets 2: Customer/Market Risk versus Invention Risk.

Steve Blank

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Personally, I think that customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc., In contrast, customer acquisition, brand, reputation, etc. We’ll talk about how to reduce risk in each type of market in the next post.

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

And so was his reputation for being verbally abusive to his direct reports. The culture and work ethic of Convergent had earned it the title “the Marine Corps of Silicon Valley”. Reply Karma in the Lean Startup Era , on January 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm Said: [.] Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Relentless – The Difference Between Motion And Action

Steve Blank

The difference between the two ways of thinking is why successful entrepreneurs have the reputation for being relentless. So much so, I took a Customer Development approach to my startup, which I wrote up as a Case Study for the Google Group Lean Startup Circle. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Rocket Science 4: The Press is Our Best Product

Steve Blank

Our “Hollywood meets Silicon Valley” story played great in Silicon Valley, they ate it up in Hollywood, and the business press tripped over themselves to talk to us. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Which at this stage of the company was marketing and financing. Now In Print!

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

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Bill is a general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s really legendary venture capital firms. He is one of Silicon Valley’s legendary venture capitalists. It’s just fascinating, especially from a Silicon Valley perspective. I am Ezra Klein and my guest this week is Bill Gurley.