Steve Blank
APRIL 3, 2012
We now know how to teach entrepreneurs how to think about business models and use customer development to turn hypotheses into facts. It All Just Came to Me In a Flash. I’m feeling guilty because I was using Customer Development and the Startup Owners Manual until I had that insight. ————-.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived. And he gave them all early access to our prototypes for reaction.
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Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
One day, we became convinced that a killer app for IMVU would be to sell a presidential debate bundle, where our customers could put on a Bush or Kerry avatar, and then engage in mock debates with each other. It was one of those brilliant startup brainstorms that comes to the team in a flash, with a giant thunderclap.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 4, 2019
Over time, hardware manufacturers have produced storage devices of all kinds from floppy disks to flash disks and memory cards. Oracle aims to help customers develop their operations and enhance their experience with the cloud. Many startups are big data-dependent as they implement innovative solutions.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
But all that investment in growth and sales force didn’t have a long-term payback, and the actual value of the product to small businesses wasn’t as high as claimed, even though the simplest of customer development reveals this fact (ask any restauranteur). Growth is necessary, but not sufficient.
Steve Blank
MARCH 28, 2009
Now the Soviets had first hand knowledge of how their air defense systems would work against the nuclear armed B-52G and H models in an operational environment. All as an integral part of the Strategic Integrated Operating Plan – our war-fighting plan to destroy the Soviet Union. 23 to Ann Arbor when the leaves turned in the fall.
Steve Blank
MAY 18, 2009
We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.” I could have stayed there all day.
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