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Massacre at IBM

Steve Blank

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. On Monday, in San Jose, near the factory, we met with UltraTech Stepper, a friendly account. We did a quick overview of the product.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. What we’ve learned is that while companies execute business models, startups search for a business model.

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Top 10 Emerging Marketplaces for Chemical Industry in 2022

ReadWriteStart

Obtaining a competitive advantage while improving consistency and quality ensures that the supply chain will soon embrace flexible business models and become more efficient. Each of these conditions then helps these companies find new and better clients while filling each business’s unique needs.

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First (and not last) time at iOSDevCamp 2011

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

This year, iOSDevCamp was held at PayPal in San Jose. I saw the potential in helping other people and a possible business model. It helped me figure out who had what skills and what ideas, but generally it was nice to meet people too. This was my second time hacking at PayPal, different event though.

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Great business model

BeyondVC

We worked on the plan at San Jose airport last night, watching the behavior of customers for this exciting new product. The post Great business model first appeared on BeyondVC. As such, weve decided that our company needs a dramatic shift and we have found the answer. It was reconfirmed this morning as I left Starbucks.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

While Ive made at least my share of mistakes taking equity in lieu of pay, I continue to see this as a key part of my business model. San Jose Mercury News: Maker Faire Mixes Business With Wackiness. NPR Marketplace: Businesses save off green incentives. AOL, Tech Crunch and What Selling Your Business Means.

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