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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. These bubble startups were actually guessing at their business model and did premature and aggressive hype and early company launches and had extremely high burn rates – all predicated on an IPO to raise more cash.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Loyalty experts will swear this is not true, and will use complex models to demonstrate ROI of their systems. My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. A new paradigm. Early results are exciting.

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Damon Becnel Discusses How The Startup Scene Has Changed Over The Past Decade

The Startup Magazine

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. For starters, there are more startups. The number of new companies that launched each year has increased 234% since 1990.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

And, as the industrial revolution showed us, there are some real costs to scale. What makes this tricky is that markets evolve, and an innovative technology or business model can transform a normal market into a Glengarry Glen Ross market. These companies didn’t blitzscale; they scaled sustainably.”.

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How to Avoid Being Part of 90% of Failed Companies

ReadWriteStart

While it’s not advisable to obsess over companies competing in your field, it’s always a good idea to be aware of their business models , the updates they make, and how your product/service may have an advantage over theirs. To set a lousy price in relation to its quality and cost.

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Is the bar lower for a tech IPO?

BeyondVC

From the introduction of our solutions in 2000 through September 30, 2006, our enterprise subscriber base has grown to approximately 1,500 companies who spend from $2,000 to more than $100,000 annually, including companies such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Procter & Gamble, Merrill Lynch, UPS and Cisco Systems. million for 2004, $1.9

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Web as platform

BeyondVC

I have shared many of these thoughts in earlier posts like " The web-based platform " last October and " Web-based businesses circa 2004." " Web 1999/2000. Business Models. In other words, these business models are quite capital efficient. Critical Mass. GoToMarket Philosophy.

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