Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs. The culture and work ethic of Convergent had earned it the title “the Marine Corps of Silicon Valley”. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Working with my old boss sounded like a great idea.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Finally, for those of you who need some additional infusion of courage, please study the story of Ryan Allis in North Carolina who bootstrapped his company iContact to $1 million in revenue and THEN raised venture capital to get to $40 million. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. And I’ll add that some people have have had better models than others and so it is nice to hear what worked from someone successful. Order Here. Now In Print!

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