Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was only legalized via the SEC in 2016, so its impact is still in the early stages. The primary challenge seems to be that the crowdfunding term is used to encompass so many different concepts that everyone is confused.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/24/2016. But like most entrepreneurs, I’m still learning, and still anticipating the next round of technology and change. I still enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

For example, with $260M in 2016 revenue, still growing at a blistering 60%/year, with a thousand employees, Hubspot is not brittle in any of the ways outlined above. But they recognized in 2016 that they were a single-product company. That is a “One Thing.”

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Steve Blank

JUNE 14, 2017

Automobile manufacturers shipped 88 million cars in 2016. Tesla shipped 76,000. Yet Wall Street values Tesla higher than any other U.S. car manufacturer. What explains this more than 1,000 to 1 discrepancy in valuation? The future. — Too many people compare Tesla to what already exists and that’s a mistake.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

He was also responsible for leading the production, negotiation, and passage of the 2016-19 National Defense Authorization Acts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/20/2016. Even if you are not looking for an outside investor, it helps to think like one in validating that you are investing your own time and effort for maximum impact. Don’t be too busy to get the right things done.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It is estimated that between 2010 and 2016, occupations that required a high level of digital integration registered on average a wage growth of more than 0.8 From 2006 to 2016, it was registered that the average GDP output per employee in the IT and other related industries has doubled in comparison to the total economy.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2016, Neil set up his own digital marketing agency, NP Digital , that has been hired to bring in more traffic for corporations like Amazon, HP and Google. He founded Kissmetrics and Quick Sprout, which are all wildly popular marketing tools with blogs that log thousands of monthly visitors.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Since then, innovative startups registered in 2014 more than tripled their sales volume by the end of 2016, while those which registered in 2015 doubled their revenue in one year alone. Perhaps due to… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

We also sat down and talked about what the big challenges for 2013-2016 would be for the company and we are in the fortunate position of our major issue being how to handle growth. This brought insider knowledge and perspective that frankly John & I lacked.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

We’ve come a long way from switching this blog to WordPress in 2009, my systematic vetting of the business idea in 2009 (after needing it myself due to the success of this blog crashing my dedicated server every time I got on Hackernews), the “ coming soon ” pre-launch in April 2010, our Series A 3-minute pitch in 2011, our incredible CEO Heather Brunner (..)

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

In 2016, 16.4% In 2016, Winnipeg’s tech market saw a growth spurt which led the city to become a booming center for tech talent in Canada. Inno Tech Alberta Inc. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. Yet the city of Calgary continues to grapple with high unemployment.

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

In 2016 they generated an operating cash profit of $7M, in a year where the company was still spending significantly on growth and grew revenue >100% YoY. in 2016, to 17.5% Could Chewy reduce its marketing or other expenditures and be profitable now? Gross margins have been steadily improving in recent years from 16.6%

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. Team Silknet – Detecting Ground Base Threats. Origins Of Hacking For Defense.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In 2016, there were 9.6 In 2016, approximately 9.6 If you have real estate, work for yourself, or own stocks, you might want to talk to an accountant. These experts know about things like tax-advantaged accounts and depreciation. They can help you with Schedule A and figuring out the cost basis of your investments. million by 2026.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

In 2016, SMBs used an average of 4.8 SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. Previously, this was a popular option among SMB owners. apps to manage their operations, up from 3.8

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2019

After Ethereum launched in 2016, that was a key turning point for the market. FinSMEs: First, can you give us a brief overview about your background and experience and what initially inspired you to enter the blockchain field? Kevin Hobbs: I was always interested in reading about the early days of Bitcoin and the entire cryptosphere.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2020

In 2016, Yahoo revealed that it had fallen victim to one of the biggest data breaches of the 21 st century (in 2014). Fast forward to today, even the biggest companies have at one point been hacked or have experienced a data breach. Here are 5 companies you wouldn’t believe got hacked!

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

However, this number quickly grew, and by 2016 there were over 100 exchanges in operation. NFTs trading first began to take off in Serbia in the early 2010s. At that time, there were only a handful of exchanges operating in the country.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

A 2016 meta-analysis confirms this , noting that “leaders’ EI positively relates to subordinates’ job satisfaction.”. Often, this is most noticeable when it comes to employee retention and engagement: In a company with strong leadership, when something needs to get done, people strive to complete it — because they want to.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

Between 2016 and 2017, Canada recorded a remarkable 15% increase in the number of its Canada-based Ultra-High Net-Worth Individuals’ (UHNWI). While others settle for all the fun, you can turn this luxury market into a money-spinner. These UHNWI represent the class of individuals whose assets are valued at $30 Million and above.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2018

In 2016 alone, ecommerce stores lost over £80 billion in chargeback costs. Don’t let this good news lull you into a false sense of security. Unfortunately for online vendors, the costs associated with processing chargebacks is also increasing. In fact, chargeback costs are increasing by around 20% each year.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Back in 2016, I read a book called Sprint by Jake Knapp, founder of Google Ventures. Here’s what our very first landing page looked like in 2016: This landing page wasn’t pretty and broke many copywriting rules in the book. In fact, 76% of marketers plan to produce more content in 2016 compared to 2015 (Content Marketing Institute).

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View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

Most impressively, there seems to be a thriving startup of every flavor, with many more joining the list of Pillar Startups on the Guide in 2016 compared to 2015. The post The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update appeared first on NextView Ventures. More exciting, industry-leading companies.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The eCommerce industry is growing steadily, with a 24% increase in the number of digital transactions from 2016 to 2017. However, the 2016 Peace Deal with the FARC , among other efforts, changed its international reputation, leading to a 300% increase in foreign visitors since 2006. Industry gaps.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Self-Driving Vehicles: The Future Always Takes Longer to Arrive is the 1st post and covers the state of the vehicle autonomy (circa mid 2016) and how we’ve gotten here. . =. This is the 2nd post in a series about self-driving vehicles and it explores how autonomous cars could become a reality.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2018

Wastecontrol – this company was selected for the Green Tech Challenge 2016 program. CHP Containers – they take old shipping containers that are no longer used and transform them into modular housing units. They have created sensors for waste containers that automatically notify waste disposal companies when a container is full.

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Denmark Technical Review Green Startup 170

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

She was a top three finalist for the Tempe Chamber’s Business Woman of the Year Award in 2009, and was named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO list in 2016 and 2017.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

If nothing else, for its simplicity (back of the napkin) but also for the fund’s commitment to keep updating the metrics since 2016. One of my favourite resources for SaaS benchmarking is The SaaS Napkin by Point Nine Capital. You can read more about the methodology here and download a high res PDF here. Source: The SaaS Napkin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. The average amount raised also increased to $175 million.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2019

Reports valued the ROI of email marketing at 44:1 in 2016 – $44 dollars of value for every $1 spent. Digital Marketers can’t get enough of email marketing, and for good reason too.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2020

According to the New Yorker, the legal financing industry had more than $3 billion in assets in 2016. A combination of lax regulations and an increase in personal injury cases contributes significantly to the industry’s growth and shows no signs of slowing down.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

In late summer of 2016 I was deep into the biggest crisis of my life. In the fall of 2016 I had an unexpected job loss. In a very practical sense, my work with institutions and corporations as a professor picked up dramatically in 2015-2016 and I was receiving requests for professional services 2-3 times a day!

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2022

In September 2016, the Danish Central Bank released a report entitled “Currency for the New Economy”, which discussed the possibility of adding support for private currencies, including Bitcoin, to Denmark’s existing monetary system. However, no specific regulations regarding Bitcoin were laid out at that time.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Here are seven ways that advisors can immediately help your small business achieve the next level of success: Assist With Strategies & Connections to Have Record Revenue & Profit in 2016. Have an Experienced CFO Advisor Analyze & Immediately Improve Your Financials.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society were grappling with. If you can’t see the SeaWatch 2-minute video click here.

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