David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Teten: For a large corporate, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a dedicated fund (possibly with external investors) vs. a 100% on-balance sheet investor? A lot of venture investing is done on the balance sheet, meaning there is no dedicated fund and investing is done more opportunistically.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The bad news is that as a startup founder you have no brand, you have no balance sheet, you have investors behind you, you have employees that you’re responsible for, you have an impact you’re trying to make on people’s lives while building a business. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

Washington 299

Washington Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder 299

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The bad news is that as a startup founder you have no brand, you have no balance sheet, you have investors behind you, you have employees that you’re responsible for, you have an impact you’re trying to make on people’s lives while building a business. Tune in Thursday at 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET on Sirius XM Channel 111.

Washington 120

Washington Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

The class was unique in that it was 1) team-based, 2) experiential, 3) lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering). When we started this class, the concept of Lean (business models, customer development, agile, pivots, mvp’s) was new to everyone. Class Velocity/Depth.

Lean 256

Lean Business Model Balance Sheet Video 256

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

One of the ways our VC’s kept track of our progress was by taking a monthly look at three financial documents: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement. To be clear – Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements are really important at two points in your startup. Who are our partners?

Balance Sheet 307

Balance Sheet Startup Burn Rate Metrics 307

Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

These groups are adapting or adopting the practices of startups and accelerators – disruption and innovation rather than direct competition, customer development versus more product features, agility and speed versus lowest cost. existing enterprises are establishing corporate innovation groups.

IRR 335

IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335