Business Model Customer Development Database Startup 
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in 8 weeks using Business Model Design + Customer Development. How To Build a Web Startup – The Lean LaunchPad Edition. What are the steps in building a web site?”
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Most startups fail. The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. Same goes for e-commerce, SaaS or any startup really.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In a startup, your ideas turn into reality really, really fast. A startup founder needs to never lose sight of the vision, but be extremely adaptable to pretty much everything else. In a startup, you don’t fight the system; you are the system. Lots of people have visions. Most are hallucinations.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In a startup, your ideas turn into reality really, really fast. A startup founder needs to never lose sight of the vision, but be extremely adaptable to pretty much everything else. In a startup, you don’t fight the system; you are the system. Lots of people have visions. Most are hallucinations.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Inspiration and luck play important roles at the beginning, but turning a bright idea into a real business where strangers come to a website and part with money is an intentional process. As a good student of startup theory, especially modern theories of customer development, this time I was methodical and purposeful.
conversionxl.com
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. Most startups fail. The most common mistake startups make is assuming they can operate the same way big companies do, and expect success with little to no feedback from potential customers. This is a customer development problem.
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