Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Get out of the building, get some more customer feedback, spin your product and go back and read the book. Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. If not, you don’t have enough data for a VC presentation. This is a radical departure from a traditional VC pitch.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Together Pete, Joe Felter and I created Hacking for Defense , a nationwide program to teach university students how use Lean methodologies to solve defense and national security problems. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. Looking forward for your future posts.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Sunset BoulevardBOOTY SHAKE CONTEST GONE [.]

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply A View Up the Skirt of “Lean Startup,&# JumpPost « Jordan Cooper's Blog , on December 21, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said: [.] We’ve been inspired by Steve Blank and the Customer Development / lean startup model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2024

Transform Your Leadership: The Power of Thoughtfully Fit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Darcy Luoma, an expert on leadership and personal development. Book your call today, DTM world/ scale. (01:05):

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2024

Kelly Campbell specializes in guiding leaders to integrate trauma awareness into their leadership styles, fostering supportive and effective team environments. We discuss the critical role of trauma-informed leadership in creating a supportive and innovative work environment. But a “supportive environment,” for sure.

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APRIL 10, 2009

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2012

Follow Weekly Leader to find the latest in leadership news and best practices for improvement. This blog offers great advice for transforming yourself into a lean and mean manager. Read Jamie Flinchbaugh’s blog about transformational leadership to find out how you can get to your ideal state as a manager. Managing Leadership.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Maybe more importantly, you need to accept that there are no rules to success, that most business books you should never have read, and that you must consider each situation in the unique context of its people and market opportunity, with common sense and humility. tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.] Reply Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. The first question to ask is: “Does your startup have market risk or is it dominated by technical risk?” Lean Startup /Customer Development is used to find answers to the unknowns about customers and markets.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:29 am Said: [.] Reply Lean Startup Customer Discovery & the Value of First Impressions , on January 25, 2010 at 6:12 am Said: [.] Reply Yuri Ammosov , on December 15, 2009 at 4:28 pm Said: Hmmm. Then WHAT it IS?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

One of the most common questions I get about the lean startup methodology is, "but what about Steve Jobs ?" So how do you reconcile his success with the lean startup, which seems to suggest the opposite?" Plus, the premise of the question misunderstands the lean startup, too. And he doesnt shy away from big-bang launch events.

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MARCH 19, 2009

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AUGUST 13, 2009

No internet, no blogs, no books on startups, no entrepreneurship departments in universities, etc. Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. I was an idiot.

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JUNE 11, 2009

» Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place. , AKPC_IDS += "499,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged [.] The rest is worth reading as well. steve Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. on June 29, 2009 at 3:56 pm Said: [.] carry on reading.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2021

Cohen in his classic book, “ Just Ask Leadership: Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions ,” as leaders advance, they tend to oblige by asking fewer questions and providing more answers. Forward-leaning questions can illuminate the values of both the leader and the team. According to Gary B.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

his next article on SuperMac, “Building the Killer Team – Mission, Intent, and Values&# , Steve further pounds the table on some principles of leadership that I think are [.] I feel that I’ve derived as much value from this post as I would from reading 2 or 3 lengthy books on the topic. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2009

Stay hungry, stay lean. I don’t want to be hungry and lean (nor do I want to be full and fat). It was an odd feeling at that time, we thought we have made it and fail to stay lean and hungry. Is it a given that the “lean, hungry&# culture can actually be maintained forever? Don’t let it happen to you.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. I'd be interested to hear your opinion of a book we published earlier this year: "Hello World! The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners."

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

There is a lot of good stuff out there, but having started a company 2 years ago only to see it crash because we didn’t have processes in place to build a business around learning from customers, I must say that your book and posts are the closest that I have found that resemble the FEELING of being in the trenches.

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JULY 16, 2009

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

I found this perspective validated in a new book, “ Plan Commit Win: 90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup ,” by serial entrepreneur and strategic consultant Patrick Henry. Leadership with general and domain knowledge. The rules for success in any given business are not in the back of the book.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 14, 2011

And as always, I emphasized the need to develop new tools to work in this new way, what I call entrepreneurial management and innovation accounting ( read the book to get the full scoop). Through executive leadership, individual innovators are being given the mandate to try a new approach based on rapid experimentation and customer feedback.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Reply Nathan Furr , on September 24, 2009 at 9:20 am Said: Great post and wise advice. I wonder if the greater challenge for many CEOs is recognizing that customers need to be fired at all.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

No internet, no blogs, no books [.] Reply Touching the hot stove | Hot Trends 2 Tweet , on August 14, 2009 at 7:28 am Said: [.] 1978 when I joined my first company, information about how to start companies simply didn’t exist. Thanks Steve, Great insight. Great read. Inspiration strikes again!

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. —– What Have We Lost? Yet today at dinner his frustration just spilled out.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Though women currently make up only 14 percent of Fortune 500 executives, as the role of AI and smart machines grows the need for women in leadership roles, specifically in the C-suite, will grow as well. High emotional and social intelligence and the ability to relate and emotionally engage with others will be key leadership requirements.

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JULY 20, 2009

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

So no post today on entrepreneurship, Secret History of Silicon Valley, Customer Development, Lean Startups, etc. Our friends who run the state park surrounding our ranch will join all of us for Thanksgiving dinner. Just a reflection on my family and hopes for our children.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2013

First, a little background: I teach my clients there are three default roles that people lean toward — Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor. Professionalisms change management Christine Comaford employee management leadership leading change management managing employees' You focus on problems rather than outcomes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Based on my years of experience as a new business advisor, I always find leadership to be more important to business success than any new technology or innovative solution. The challenge is to adequately define leadership in terms of everyday activities. The most effective and satisfying leadership comes without a title to lean on.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reply Karma in the Lean Startup Era , on January 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm Said: [.] Reply Relentless – The Difference Between Motion And Action « Steve Blank , on November 9, 2009 at 6:02 am Said: [.] to move their applications to our unique machine architecture.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

At the time, they had just come out with their new book " Rework " had downloaded a copy to my Kindle, but hadn't had a chance to read it yet. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. Now I have.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link].

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