Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

It would cover every city, town and square inch of the earth from ships in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to the jungles of Africa to the remote mountain peaks of the Himalayas. With an out-of-this-world business plan. They made other assumptions about the type of sales channel, partnerships and revenue model they would need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. That doesn’t mean that you should try to rollout your business globally with your limited initial resources.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. Conforming will give you the status quo.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. My company now helps any new or existing business grow and succeed.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2018

The new competitive landscape is shaped less by firm-specific strategies and more by new business models powered by ecosystem-centric strategies. Uber and Airbnb are two wildly successful companies who reflect ecosystem-centric business models. The things that made many organizations successful up to now no longer apply.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2024

So nearly half of the CEOs said that they did not think they would be in business in 10 years unless they significantly evolved the way that they do business. So one of the things that we've got to be thinking about is how are we evolving in, what I like to think is the business model, but it's really simple.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In our experience international entrepreneurs need to work on being more confident in their pitches and succinctly communicating their idea, business model, market size and what problem they are going to solve. Africa ahead in mobile. Governments supportive of technology.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2019

Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, you name it. They moved everything to the online model in late 2013, early 2014, and that’s when kind of landed on the current online learning business model. He is the CEO of Skillshare.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

in it and that flimsy name-dropping “Blockchain Revolution” book was being published [fyi, that book is garbage], the African-American community has already been quietly working on blockchain/DLT technology and here is where this wonderful article begins. Stuff CNBC and other media outlets don’t want to acknowledge.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8 How / must your business model evolve to leverage these new opportunities? Your India strategy? •

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Danetha Doe, a business strategist with an excellent blog full of financial advice, has written a fascinating and useful take on the issue. Mall for Africa is on a quest to bring online shopping directly to the doors of those that might previously never have had access. Mall for Africa. Europe and Africa, and the consumers.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Segnit has an iconoclastic background under his belt, having studied engineering at Oxford University, held positions at Ogilvy & Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi, co-founded a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup, and made a minor name for himself as a radio personality at the venerable Capital FM, London’s most popular radio station.

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Swipely is focused on payment marketing, namely unifying loyalty programs and payments for main street merchants. Plastiq is focused on extending the use of credit cards into high-value transactions like school tuition, buying a car, or rent/condo payments with a unique economic and transaction model.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A demonstration of Hemafuse at the launch event with Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Right now, across parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, people are literally using a kitchen soup ladle and cheesecloth to salvage blood,” says Carolyn Yarina of Sisu Global Health , creator of Hemafuse. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. How was VisionSpring named? The new name VisionSpring came out of the change of re-envisioning of the brand. VisionSpring is no different.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. How was VisionSpring named? The new name VisionSpring came out of the change of re-envisioning of the brand. VisionSpring is no different.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2019

Of all the sports leagues they seem to have built the strongest global brand with players coming from Africa, all over Eastern and Western Europe, Latin America, etc. One of the companies that I admire is United Wholesale Mortgage(UWM) for their innovative business model. #2-The NBA, National Basketball Association.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

She previously worked with the Clinton Health Initiative improving access to vaccines in Africa, and has been has been named to INC ’s 35 Under 35 and Forbe s’ 30 Under 30 lists. … We didn’t have a business model in the early days. Let’s do it, but it shouldn’t be a print magazine.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

To get our name out and forge bonds with potential users. It uses disruptive technology to measurably save lives in Africa using a profitable business model. It’s going to be wonderful to be immersed in a very exciting world called SXSW! Austin is awesome and SXSW is Austin on steroids. FlyZipline.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Business Services (B2B). Domain Name/Basic Site. MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES. Software. -

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Why you can run a business and why you should run a business. While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. Think the country is dominated by big businesses run by people with MBAs?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2016

As a passionate business student, my wheels started turning and I saw the potential of creating a business model out of what I was already doing: sharing spices, recipes & food with my friends. Not much overhead and I could learn how to run a business and build a brand without the worries of paying rent.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2012

These social entrepreneurs use their know-how and business savvy to make the world a better place, combining a traditional business model with a pressing social mission in ways that have been helping to make big changes in places around the world for decades. Muhammad Yunus. Willie Smits. Bunker Roy.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S. for startups that isn’t San Francisco or New York), Cove.tool has buildings in Canada, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia, as well as across America. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

NAME Microsoft. NAME Google. NAME Nokia. NAME Amazon.com. NAME comScore. NAME Katie McMahon. NAME Aaron Rubenson. NAME James Vaughan. NAME Scott Lahman. NAME Mark Wang. NAME Sarah Rotman Epps. NAME Greg Bensinger. Boosts War Role in Africa. COMPANY NOK1V.HE

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. Banks, if they don’t begin to explore new business models to service customers, will become extinct during this process.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. Banks, if they don’t begin to explore new business models to service customers, will become extinct during this process.

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