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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 6: Channel Hypotheses

Steve Blank

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Virtual channels include Dedicated e-commerce, Two-step e-distribution and Aggregators. Our assignment for the teams for next week: What are the key financials metrics for your business model? The Nine Teams Present.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

My own metric is that you need experience >= 1.5 A serious study here: [link] concluded that younger people being more creative is a highly predictable at the aggregate level. We could for example, find warning signs in popular literature about e.g. finance suggesting rapid maturation in bond trading. Warning sign? At best. ~

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

The following is a guest post by Kirsten Cluthe and Ritika Puri from The Lean Startup Conference team Wondering what’s new in the Lean Startup community? It all started with a small group of founders and product enthusiasts who self-aggregated into an online community. She wants to disrupt Hollywood with the Lean Startup method.

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It’s Time to Play Moneyball: The Investment Readiness Level

Steve Blank

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. And we can offer investors metrics to play Moneyball – with the Investment Readiness Level. We think we can do better. Here’s how.

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Is This Startup Ready For Investment?

Steve Blank

The startups in our Lean LaunchPad classes and the NSF I-Corps incubator use LaunchPad Central to collect a continuous stream of data across all the teams. The Power of the Investment Readiness Level: Different Metrics for Different Industry Segments. Investment Readiness Level (IRL) for Corporations and Investors. Medical Devices.

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Post-Crisis Digital Trends That Will Reshape Your Business in 2020

Up and Running

Simply put, IoT is a combination of sensor and data analytics systems, helping businesses aggregate metrics to make more accurate decisions. Making lean decisions , testing minimum viable products (MVP), actively seeking feedback, and being willing to make continuous adjustments in pursuit of optimization.

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What is CRM? Customer Relationship Management Explained

Up and Running

This typically involves a CRM system or tool that helps automate and aggregate various customer touchpoints. While the data that you care about will likely differ based on your business type, you can bucket it all under general customer satisfaction metrics. How to choose a CRM for your business.