View from Seed
DECEMBER 8, 2015
My partner David has also written about this a bunch. In short, I find that authenticity helps a founder more quickly find product/market fit, recruit and inspire teams, and resonate more deeply with customers. I’ll dig into this a bit further… Founder/Market Fit. For many software products, this can happen relatively quickly.
Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'
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Genuine VC
AUGUST 14, 2012
For entrepreneurs, seeking seed capital means meeting with numerous VC firms and sometimes dozens of angels… fun? Telling the same pitch over and over again… taking time away from more immediately impactful endeavors like recruiting and customer development… the endless follow-ups and inevitable radio silence… fun?
Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2009
As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. And do your customer development. Some of the mentors are based in Boulder, but many are not.
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Does our product or service solve a customer problem (product-market fit)? How do we attract, keep and grow customers? Who are the partners? If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. And what are its costs? What is an IRR?
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Does our product or service solve a customer problem (product-market fit)? How do we attract, keep and grow customers? Who are the partners? If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. And what are its costs? What is an IRR?
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