Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog. Greetings from Crete, Greece Reply Jerry Ji , on April 10, 2009 at 11:09 am Said: Simply _THE BEST_ war story I’ve read in months.

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APRIL 27, 2009

And in hindsight, we seemed a bit more agile and innovative in WWII.) Yet decades later the military lacked the agility to write a spec in two years, let alone get 10′s of thousands of new systems deployed on aircraft as Terman had done. Wall 85: Squint « 365 Wallpapers , on April 27, 2009 at 8:29 am Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Reply steveblank , on June 25, 2009 at 9:04 am Said: Prakash, This is at the dawn of time, but I seem to remember when we first started selling the IWS, our first product, there weren’t any. rick , on June 25, 2009 at 8:57 am Said: Great post. rick , on June 25, 2009 at 8:57 am Said: Great post.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

If youre trying to design an architecture to maximize agility, how can that work if some people are working in TDD and others not? January 18, 2009 8:22 AM Dan Khan said. Cheers, -Dan January 18, 2009 9:04 PM Ivo said. January 20, 2009 1:12 PM Anonymoussaid. April 12, 2009 12:28 AM kenshin said. Great article!

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Reply Bill Allred , on May 1, 2009 at 10:46 am Said: This is a really common pitfall. Reply Niall Smart , on May 2, 2009 at 12:20 am Said: Great story – your point about snazzy design vs. actual impact is still relevant in the context of spending money on outsourced web graphic design. demand creation strategy).

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Everyone should be articulate and agile in describing and demoing the products.) Reply steveblank , on May 22, 2009 at 2:39 pm Said: Morteza, The comments about “ignore this post&# were meant that if your sales channel is the web you rarely go to trade shows. Messages, themes, demo’s. These two posts were amazing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, February 22, 2009 Please teach kids programming, Mr. President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. February 22, 2009 5:54 PM CapnCleaver said.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Organizations are rightly leveraging the agility of the contingent workforce to allow for greater flexibility in an ever-changing economic environment. Peak unemployment was at 10% in October 2009, 22 months after the recession first started. The unemployment rate for FTE peaked in April, but it continues to be higher year-over-year.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

Reply Shankar Saikia , on June 29, 2009 at 9:02 am Said: THANKS – MAKES ME FEEL BETTER 21 months ago I left an awesome job at Oracle in Silicon Valley and relocated to India to be an entrepreneur. Reply GaryF , on June 29, 2009 at 9:18 am Said: Wow – talk about “thinking on your feet&# !!! Thank you again.

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JANUARY 2, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, January 2, 2009 Lessons Learned on Mashable today I had the good fortune to be asked to write a guest post over at Mashable , which is running today, called HOW TO: Raise Money in a Down Economy. January 2, 2009 11:54 AM Daniel Davie said. January 2, 2009 4:48 PM Chris Desouza said.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provide the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Midas Oracle.ORG , on September 17, 2009 at 7:05 am Said: [.] A few successful ones do all these things. .

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Such lapses in strategic vision and product innovation often lead to a company experiencing what is called a growth stall, a phrase coined by Matthew Olson, Derek van Bever, and Seth Verry of CEB , a leadership advisory network. billion, a 35 percent drop. Swimming with Sharks. Growth teams are like those sharks.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The leadership art is to balance the needs of the present with the needs of the future. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

It was priced at $22,000 – equivalent to about $140,000 in 2009 dollars. The original Hewlett Packard which made test and measurement products was spun-out and renamed Agilent. Agilent is a $5.8 Technology changes, culture changes, customer needs change, more agile competitors emerge, etc.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Reply links for 2009-09-03 « Blarney Fellow , on September 3, 2009 at 6:09 pm Said: [.] Thanks for sharing.

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Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2009

Filed under: Secret History of Silicon Valley « Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA Rocket Science 2: Drinking the Kool-Aid » 2 Responses Ben , on July 1, 2009 at 2:31 pm Said: Great post Steve. I can’t get this one out of my head. during World War II.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Posted on March 29, 2009 by steveblank This is post II of how I came to write “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley “ 1974. Reply Calvin Chin , on April 3, 2009 at 4:21 pm Said: Great war stories, Steve. The Vietnam war was winding down. In the Air Force?

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Steve Blank

MAY 13, 2009

Reply chris , on May 13, 2009 at 6:38 am Said: That was magnificent. Reply TJIC from SmartFlix , on May 13, 2009 at 6:49 am Said: Gravity turned off – outstanding! Reply Steve Blank Suspends Gravity: Context And Authority , on May 13, 2009 at 9:23 am Said: [.] Thanks for sharing it. guy is smart.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric. Reply Richard Jordan , on November 5, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said: Steve, best article yet. Reply links for 2009-11-05 « Blarney Fellow , on November 5, 2009 at 4:16 pm Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

Waterfall, Agile, Lean? » 2 Responses Knowtu » links for 2009-06-09 , on June 9, 2009 at 6:04 pm Said: [.] In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. Time to Market – How long?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. KC Reply steveblank , on September 10, 2009 at 11:20 am Said: Ken, 1. A couple of quick questions: 1.)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Posted on April 2, 2009 by steveblank A comment left on the previous post made me realize that it was time to discuss a subject I was going to save for latter – ethics. Reply brantcooper , on April 2, 2009 at 3:20 pm Said: Thanks for that. Reply William Pietri , on April 2, 2009 at 3:56 pm Said: Well put.

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

Reply Andrew Warner , on May 15, 2009 at 9:53 am Said: I had a similar thing happen to me. Reply Michael Pryor , on May 15, 2009 at 10:33 am Said: I won’t dispute your anecdote, but I would like to add that life should be lived not in hopes of a better future. Sorry about the long comment Steve.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. I coach agile teams for a living, and I do most of my work with start-ups. Reply Jonathan Payne , on May 20, 2009 at 8:43 pm Said: fascinating.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Reply links for 2009-11-02 « Blarney Fellow , on November 2, 2009 at 5:10 pm Said: [.]

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

scott Reply Daily Links #54 | CloudKnow , on April 20, 2009 at 11:42 pm Said: [.] Reply Jamie Varon - techVenture , on April 23, 2009 at 3:05 pm Said: Great post! Reply The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II Movie was Wrong « Steve Blank , on April 27, 2009 at 5:02 am Said: [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

39:34) Humility in leadership and learning from the mistakes. (42:07) One of the special obligations of leadership in a crisis like this is both to take the long-term view, but also to recognize we have an obligation to take action now. Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. (29:34) 34:28) The mortgage industry finally goes digital. (37:22)

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

After these slides, these VC’s recognized that this company had dramatically reduced risk and built a startup that was agile, resilient and customer-centric. Reply jordancooper , on November 12, 2009 at 8:08 am Said: Steve, sorry to do this in your comment forum, but I don’t see an email or contact. The rest is just fluff.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

You typically have to have the more directive leadership style, versus curating things from the bottom up, in order to move quickly. It’s not a great look, from the leadership standpoint. Lauren : Yeah, it’s being able to lean into that agility—to shift strategies quickly and adapt. Andrew : Right.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, August 20, 2009 The Promise of the Lean Startup Im honored to have a guest post on GigaOm to introduce the concept of the lean startup to their audience. August 20, 2009 6:17 AM Jake Lumetta said. August 20, 2009 6:44 AM Prashant Sachdev said. August 20, 2009 9:39 AM Alan Peters said.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Fall speaking tour starts tomorrow Tomorrow morning, I hop on a plane to Boulder, Colorado to kick off the largest speaking tour Ive ever attempted. The Thought Leadership talks are awesome. August 19, 2009 12:30 AM unifyingnotion said. Hope to see you soon! Condon said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 1, 2009 The Steve Jobs method Image via CrunchBase Its been a long time since I did a post that was primarily a link to another blog with commentary, but I came across something today that I really want to share. August 1, 2009 7:39 AM Ravi Mohan said. August 1, 2009 8:11 AM Michael said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

While both Stanford and MIT encouraged commercially oriented research and courted federal research contracts in the postwar years, MITs leadership focused on building relations with government agencies and seeking financial support from established electronics producers. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

Getting things done well takes considerable testing and hinges on agile changes; striving for perfection is the opposite mentality. In 2009, during a hunting trip in Montana, I realized there wasn’t a “go-to” brand on the Internet to research hunts and outfitters and connect with other people. Image Credit: Bryan Koontz.

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DECEMBER 7, 2008

Without requiring a lot of meetings, it changes the perspective of the team (and its leadership) from fire-fighting to prevention. Thats the ultimate task for the companys technology leadership. In school I was being pounded day and night with anything that has to do with agile software development. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2009

You don’t get grades for having resiliency, curiosity, agility, resourcefulness, pattern recognition and tenacity. Reply Jesse Farmer , on April 7, 2009 at 8:53 am Said: Customers don’t ask for your transcript. Martin , on April 7, 2009 at 9:40 am Said: There’s a wide spectrum between A student and dropout.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I want to especially recognize Vivek Wadhwa and Brad Feld for their leadership.) I want to especially recognize Vivek Wadhwa and Brad Feld for their leadership.) Towards a new entrepreneurship ► 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. This is a good thing. (I Expo SF (May.

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