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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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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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Urbanization of Startups ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

2) Design ethic vs engineers - Over the course of the last 5-10 years, many software-based startups are being built on competitive advantages of design and business model rather than technical differentiation. Just a minor nitpicky point: San Jose is actually much larger than SF, in both population and land area.

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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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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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