Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

– while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “Here’s how smart I am, and isn’t this a great product, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the story of a team’s 10-week journey and hard-won learning and discovery.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. A Navy team recently sourced 80 problems, then curated down to one priority problem to solve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. One of the harsh realities for most product entrepreneurs is that they have deal with hiring and firing as their company grows, and they have no experience or idea where to start. Staffing Professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

Rally people behind a higher purpose, not just a product. The customer culture today responds best to a greater vision for improving society and the planet, which can easily sustain a constant stream of new products. Challenge your team, and your customers, with expanding their mindset, achieving personal goals, and changing the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2023

When done well, an organization’s online community can become a competitive advantage. The goal here is to grow the sources of new ideas and gather fresh thinking to create a new product or service. This is also becoming prevalent in decisions with customers on products. Conversing: engaging in a dialogue with others.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As a proud Houstonian and a teacher, highlight your connection to your community and your ongoing efforts to improve the world around you. Product descriptions and listings require tedious editing to make them engaging - especially after the fortieth one. Are you a founder or CEO or head of product?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I worked with engineering to try to find product/market fit ( big endian or little endian ?) I felt a loss of community – we had been a small tight team who had bonded together under extreme pressure and accomplished amazing things. Loss of Community? Help them understand the community is growing and they’re the ambassadors.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2020

Pre-pandemic these coffees were usually about what startup to join or how to find product/market fit. Perhaps instead of working for the latest social media or ecommerce company or in retail or travel or hospitality, you might want to make people live healthier, longer and more productive lives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Product pre-order model. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The good news is a few essential safety products can help you overcome obstacles and keep living confidently at home. This article discusses seven must-have products all seniors in solo living should consider. Adult Pull-on Diapers Pull-on diapers are a must-have product for managing incontinence as a senior living alone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

You need to make sure that everyone on the team, from the clerical assistant to the chief financial officer, knows your vision and product, and doesn’t hesitate to actively engage and be an effective proponent with anyone who might be of value to the business. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

32 students were scattered across the globe and given a seemingly impossible assignment- they had 10 weeks to understand and then solve a real Dept of Defense problem – by interviewing 100 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, et al while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products – all while never leaving their room.

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Rembrandt Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This real-time data tells you what resonates with your audience, the topics that are important to them, how they like to respond, pertinent products and services that are trending, etc. Here, you’ll help others, get some positive press and stand out as a business that cares about the community. Be Creative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Product pre-order model. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader. I’m also a Sanzo angel investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I see it as an opportunity to find new ways to attract customers , make long-needed changes to improve productivity, and lower your own costs of doing business. You must show your appreciation with a “thank you” for the business every time, offering a reward for referrals, and doing things together in the community.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. While these activities shape and build culture, they don’t win wars, and rarely deliver shippable or deployable products. This article previously appeared in War On The Rocks. There was a time when much of U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Influencers are recognized experts and pseudo celebrities who can pick favorite products or start new trends. Commit to and communicate a higher-level purpose. Advocates are your happiest existing customers, and you want them to use their social media and connections to attract more customers.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

Additionally, the ease of content creation and consumption has democratized media production. By encouraging customers to share their stories and experiences, brands cultivate a sense of community and loyalty. With a smartphone, anyone can create and share compelling narratives, fostering a diverse ecosystem of creators and consumers.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

Firgun is all about genuinely feeling and expressing happiness, pride, or admiration for members of our community’s accomplishments, good fortune and wins. Mazal tov Orly Shoavi and team ClarityQ GenAI Product Analytics on emerging from stealth with a $3.7M seed round to apply AI to digital product usage analysis!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It takes an effective team to attract and serve a community in business these days. With real-time online reviews and feedback via the Internet, and instant relationships via social media, a voice from the top that is inconsistent with what is heard from the firing line defines a dysfunctional and noncompetitive company for today’s customer.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2023

Otherwise, they will (sooner or later) experience the resource drain, high overhead costs & low employee productivity. Moreover, while the new employee is getting trained, the company’s productivity gets significantly affected. It affects employee morale, decreases productivity, and causes high turnover rates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 310

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Aside from the socioeconomic benefits AI is set to deliver, the transformative tech revolution is also going to have a massive impact on the productivity of key industries. While one part of the team may be able to work efficiently, modern software products need to interact within an active digital environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I saw these addressed well in a new book, “ The Startup Community Way ,” by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. These guys have been building startup communities like Techstars for over 30 years, so they know what works and what doesn’t. Despite the reach of the Internet and cold calls, there is no substitute for warm introductions.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

The company, led by CEO Charlie Sander, is a provider of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance for K-12 school districts aiming to address the pressing need for affordable yet powerful IT software products for educators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He created a culture of community and human connection that everyone still loves. Developing the ideal product the first time around is unlikely, high risk, and very expensive in today’s chaotic market. Open sharing also increases market acceptance of new products and expedites support infrastructures.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

A great diversity of frameworks means there are likely many options that provide high-performance while meeting your language and productivity requirements. We consider ourselves very fortunate that our project has received the attention that it has from the web framework community. What a great time to be building web apps!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Show your visitors some evidence of community involvement and charity efforts. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people. Create a positive online image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

That only happens if you take an active role in your community and relevant business associations with like-minded people. Don’t wait for competitors to force the need for better products, lower prices and better customer service. Constantly strengthening your network of relationships. No entrepreneur can build a business alone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2020

That only happens if you take an active role in your community and relevant business associations with like-minded people. Don’t wait for competitors to force the need for better products, lower prices and better customer service. Constantly strengthening your network of relationships. No entrepreneur can build a business alone.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

These trends highlight the increasing role of AI, hyper-personalization, decentralized communities, and authenticity in crafting impactful strategies. Decentralized Communities Are Reshaping Consumer Behavior Platforms like Reddit, Discord, and Bluesky are becoming hubs for authentic, ad-free conversations.

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