Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. After helping build the first Ethernet switch startup, I was attracted by Asynchronous Transfer Mode 25Mbit/sec technology, (ATM25) which was 2.5x ————-.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 28, 2024

Technology innovation is driving advancements in various industries, shaping our world today. From AI and machine learning to biotechnology, technology is revolutionizing our lives. Innovations like blockchain, virtual reality, and cloud computing are transforming business and communication. Thanks to Uku Tomikas, Messente ! #5-

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Nail the business model. Nail the solution.

Startup 296

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

No matter how well your business seems to have worked for you up to this point, you can be certain that it will need to be heavily transformed for tomorrow’s new world-wide economy and no industry sector boundaries. It is fair to bring in outside technology to reduce the risk and speed the implementation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a new book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Nail the business model. Nail the solution.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Nail the business model. Nail the solution.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor Technical Review 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The video industry will be disrupted just as books, newspapers and music before it. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities. Our societal behavior is now to look up things we want to book or purchase at the point & time of need.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. And there they would watch the canonical model in action as an experienced executive replaced the founder.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2013

For decades this revered business magazine described management techniques that were developed in and were for large corporations – offering more efficient and creative ways to execute existing business models. Business-as-usual management techniques focused on efficiency and execution are no longer a credible response.

Technical Review 223

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I’ve been asked to talk today about the future of Innovation – typically that involves giving you a list of hot technologies to pay attention to – technologies like machine learning. In fact, it’s not about any specific new technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I found real insights into this strategy, along with specific sources of purpose inspiration in a new book, “ Leading With Heart ,” by John Baird and Edward Sullivan. These authors reference real cases and real business leaders, based on their decades of experience in building companies and executive coaching.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It’s amazing how new technology keeps coming up. As a business owner, you must keep up with these technological improvements and perhaps adopt some to improve efficiency. They help improve your team's productivity and automate your team's business processes and processes in your business. Photo Credit: Ed Shway.

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Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt even more completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers.

Customer 306

Customer Technical Review Social Media Social Network 306

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2020

I saw these highlighted well in a classic book, “ Get Smart! ” by prolific author and renowned business consultant Brian Tracy. He lays out seven thinking strategies for both entrepreneurs and employees that will make them business winners: Focus on the customers at all times. Think like your ideal customer seeking value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Nail the business model. Nail the solution.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. His latest book is Simply Effective. Finding a viable business model is not a linear, analytical process that can be guided by a business plan.

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Business Model Business Plan Technical Review Search 226

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Description of the business entity you plan to form.

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Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2013

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. I’ve summarized his points, and added my own, as follows: “Everyone loves ‘cool ideas’ and new technology.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. I’ve summarized his points, and added my own, as follows: “Everyone loves ‘cool ideas’ and new technology.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt even more completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Technology Social Media Social Network 137

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

I recently finished a new book by thought leader Suresh Sharma, “The 3rd American Dream ,” which summarizes the business accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. There is no substitute for experience and trained skills in the business area you are attacking. Evidence of adaptability and flexibility.

Intellectual Property 316

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Entrepreneur 299

Entrepreneur Technical Review Business Plan Angel Investor 299

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Over 44 classes have embedded the business model canvas and/or Customer Discovery including a year-long course taken by every single one of its bioengineering majors. Twenty years and 100,000’s of copies of those books later, my life has fortuitously intersected with Steve Blank once again now that we’ve both become educators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. Great business model. They emphasize that before the “What” should come the “Why?”

Intellectual Property 248

Intellectual Property Startup IP Finance 248

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Technology disruption is happening at a rapid pace all around us. Its role in business will keep changing more and more with the advancement. It will have an impact on every business type. We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1-

Technical Review 126

Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Technology 126

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2014

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt just as completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business.

Technical Review 252

Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Media Social Network 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2013

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt just as completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business.

Customer 251

Customer Technical Review Startup Social Media 251

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models. Here are some key action items that may give your business some visibility: Start with an investment-grade business plan. Line up a winning team. Identify the right people in the right venture firms.

Venture Capital 252

Venture Capital IPO Elevator Pitch Initial Public Offering 252

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. There is no substitute for experience and trained skills in the business area you are attacking. Evidence of adaptability and flexibility.

Intellectual Property 278

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 278

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 310

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. There is no substitute for experience and trained skills in the business area you are attacking. Evidence of adaptability and flexibility.

Angel Investor 268

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Early Stage 268

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. business models. Though they’re familiar with technology in the valley, I picked up some important cultural difference from students and startup engineers I talked to. business models.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 328

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2012

Every investor is annoyed by persistent messages that say “Give me a call to hear about the most disruptive technology since the wheel.” You can bet that if he ever sees a real business plan from you, it will go to the bottom of the pile. The base plan is a book. Stick to laymen’s terms.

Elevator Pitch 244

Elevator Pitch Technical Review Business Plan .Net 244

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

As the bookstore CEO, you may see some cost-savings at scale—buying books in bulk, for example — but you are still on the hook for rent per store, employees per store, advertising per store, and so forth. Is your business idea disruptive? At all points in history, entrepreneurs were typically innovators. Are you tech-savvy?

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