The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Shift to Sustainable Transport Transportation is changing quickly due to growing concerns about the environment. The rise of electric and hybrid vehicles addresses these issues, reducing operating costs and appealing to those who value sustainability. The initial purchase price of electric and hybrid cars tends to be higher.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Mention that you do “Consumer tech” as a startup founder and you’d be limiting your funding options to one third of the venture capital funds (in Israel that figure is probably closer to 10%). Until now, consumer tech was perceived as a risky binary investment.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You are a native of NYC tech with a strong network. You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do.

Technical Review 257

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. Business Model. Like DeviantArt.

Technical Review 401

Technical Review Startup Business Model Non-Compete 401

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. 20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model.

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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

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. It doesn’t take equity and just has a small fee that varies by city ($140 to $299), to cover event operations and expenses.

Startup 335

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities. And the future?

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

Since there weren’t corporate resource for further evaluation, (one of our programs’ constraints was not to create new permanent infrastructures for implementation,) we had no choice but to assign the idea to a business unit and ask them to perform due diligence the best they could. (By

Programming 273

Programming Technical Review Incubator Intellectual Property 273

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Still, you should also be getting better at preventing cancellations, or at least certain types of cancellations, such as crappy tech support or lacking a feature. Our cancellation log implicitly represents this metric because we review it weekly to look for trends. Barely anyone on Earth will ever power through this gauntlet.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Pierre was also named to MIT Technology Review ‘s Innovators Under 35 list.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

And with the technology available these days, it is convenient to invest in emerging startups. Of late, with the advent of new technology and the spread of the internet to nearly all corners of the country, Indians have taken up a new kind of shop! Some sectors where they have left their indelible mark are – Health tech.

Technical Review 167

Technical Review Due Diligence India Startup 167

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-

Technical Review 138

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. 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. He is a co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organization.

Business Model 334

Business Model Technical Review Business Plan Search 334

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Their products are over-priced, buggy, lacking features, and every experience I've had with their tech support has been atrocious, but man their stuff looks and feels nice! In the 90's, y'all, before that was built into all the operating systems!) Here's one tiny example: I give talks on peer code review at conferences.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 19, 2021

There are few technologies in the world today that can make a Trillion-dollar impact on the global economy. Also, it can open up numerous business models and revenue channels that were earlier inaccessible for want of a suitable hardware and software solution. IoT (Internet of Things) is one of them. Source: Mckinsey.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Software Review Cloud Vertical 215

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). The grant source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days when relevant due to the Obama administration initiatives on alternative energy and healthcare. Government grants.

Angel Investor 327

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 327

Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2012

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. The core team — a cross-functional team who could make all the business and technical decisions within a set envelop ? We did a quick overview of the product.

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San Jose Technical Review Customer Development Software Review 261

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app. Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. Recognizing the business goals and operational scope of the client firm. The detailed procedure to follow for building an on-demand courier delivery app .

Technical Review 163

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

Employing social distancing, new health and safety measures in the workplace and other commercial environments, and the imposition of travel restrictions have bought about this so-called “new normal” and new pandemic tech innovations as well. The lack of customer interaction has affected how businesses operate.

Technical Review 121

Technical Review Technology Software Review Artificial Inteligence 121

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

There are currently 488 businesses in the IV therapy industry in the United States, indicating a thriving market. To stand out, new entrants must focus on creating a robust business model that prioritizes patient safety and adheres to healthcare regulations.

Mobile 90

Mobile United States Technical Review Business Model 90

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It’s not surprising then that the region has also been on the lips on venture capitalists and angel investors who are intent on riding the technology innovation boom in this part of the world.

Asia 167

Asia Technical Review Vietnam Singapore 167

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A combination of risky ideas and a competitive marketplace often proves to be too much for small teams to endure, especially against the tech giants. After all the notion of a group of individuals fighting for the spotlight against large tech giants is almost poetic. The tech giants deal with layers of bureaucracy and compliance.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Customer verification, in some form or another, is generally a requirement for operating a business online. Companies must comply with the customer verification processes laid out by the relevant regulatory agencies and governments where they operate.

Software Review 167

Software Review Customer Technical Review Due Diligence 167

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Disruption today is more than just changes in technology, or channel, or competitors – it’s all of them, all at once. And by product, I mean the creation of new hardware, services, software, tools, operations, tradecraft, etc.

Government 322

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 322

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

This class is built on conducting in-person of interviews with customers/ beneficiaries and stakeholders, but due to the pandemic, teams now had to do all their customer discovery via a computer screen. Team Neurosmart – Optimizing Performance of Special Operators. How would customer interviews work via video? Stay tuned.

Lean 417

Lean Security Asia SBIR 417

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

To keep up with all the upcoming innovations coming our way, let’s dive into the top 5 technologies to look forward to in 2020. IoT Technology. These devices shall be embedded with a kind of sensor, software, or technology to connect and exchange data. How is IoT Technology changing the World? What is IoT?

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Search 147

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In fact, remote work is on the rise – especially in the form of virtual assistants – and it’s one of the primary reasons why more small businesses are opting to outsource work. companies have increased their use of outsourcing, which is primarily done for cost-cutting reasons, followed by the ability to focus on their core business.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Due Diligence Technical Support Bootstrapping 147

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. In crafting your messages, remember that all messages operate in a context that may have an expiration date. Painful and invaluable” was her reply. Here’s how.

Marketing 318

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 318

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

How spoiled we are, taking for granted a system of government with relatively stable, transparent laws and regulations, consistently applied (at least in theory), and subject to judicial oversight with appellate review. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own.

Technical Review 172

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

While much future forecasting looks to digital disruption , we shouldn’t think that the only fields that can be subject to disruption are those that are essentially technology-based, such as cloud services and data management. Healthcare. What are the benefits of investing in property as a rental in the future? Hospitality.

Entrepreneur 246

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup LLC 246

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Doing so also closed their doors to a source of revenue they relied heavily on to keep their business alive and operating. Through this economic turmoil some businesses have collapsed and others have flourished. There were certain companies who appreciated the experience and Expo’s due diligence.

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Technical Review United States eCommerce Due Diligence 279