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. More importantly, it makes no demands of you to stand and deliver your weekly customer development progress in front of your peers.

Startup 335

Startup Lean Incubator Business Model 335

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. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels.

Technical Review 345

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 345

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Unfortunately, I see too many new entrepreneurs who let their passion for a new idea or invention blind them to the stark realities of customer need, opportunity size, or pricing and cost implications. The sooner you face these issues, the more success you will garner from investors and customers.

Advisory Board 356

Advisory Board Bandwidth Cofounder Technical Review 356

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2022, we saw unusual supply constraints — lingering post-coronavirus supply chain issues, a persistently tight labor market , and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — converge with high demand — partly fueled by heavy government stimulus during the first two years of the pandemic.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Ukraine Software Review ChatGPT 148

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. After a few months of talking to customers and working with sales, we defined the marketing Mission (our job) as: Help Sales deliver $25 million in sales with a 45% gross margin.

Startup 329

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 329

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. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels.

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 310

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This adds further momentum to their business transformation, potentially changing the dynamics of relationships among IT vendors, partners and their end-user customers. Companies have gained much in terms of flexibility and efficiency at a time when demands on the data center are growing exponentially.

Asia 222

Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. New Rules for China. Innovation Ecosystem.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 328

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As it relates to symptoms, firstly, I would say a likely sign is that your underlying business could be underperforming, whether financially, servicing customers, or not being able to grow or expand. We’re all familiar with high-profile cyberattacks on major business and government organizations. Therefore, we created the Tech Debt 2.0

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. And they figure out how they could digitally enable their business – supply chain, customer interactions, etc. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies.

Artificial Inteligence 425

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 425

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most of the machines were custom-built to crack a specific code, and increasingly used a new ERA invention – the magnetic drum memory to process and analyze the coded texts. During World War II the demands of war industries caused millions more Americans to move to where most defense plants located. A year later, 420.

Minnesota 317

Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 317

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

Just think of the turmoil caused by the dawning of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, with employees demanding to use their beloved, personal mobile phones or tablets for work. Now even more IT agitations are on the way, once again being generated by employee demand. They must adopt a model of collaborative governance.

Government 113

Government Technical Review Asia Japan 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Board Effect

JANUARY 15, 2020

Best practices for digital governance are just beginning to evolve and boards that lack the necessary IT expertise may fail to recognize and abide by digital governance best practices. It’s important for organizations to develop best practices for digital governance, especially in industries that are highly regulated.

Government 94

Government CTO Hire Security Internet 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 257

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Based on my experience, creating a new business is at least as difficult as creating an innovative solution, and it takes a knowledge of finance, operations, customers and the marketplace. Despite the technology, the fears of pedestrians and government regulations strangled the business. Don’t try to be all things to all people.

Angel Investor 249

Angel Investor Cofounder Finance Operations 249

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Modern businesses rely heavily on this positive cyclical and iterative disruption to be competitive in the marketplace and innovate, delivering new services and products to their customers faster than ever. It combines control, flexibility, security, scalability, and profitability, satisfying both companies’ and customers’ needs.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Software Review Technology Architecture 160

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2020

You may pick numerous products that can be custom printed for a niche market on demand. Also, wall covering and murals are in demand nowadays, which is great if you are interested in printing such creative stuff. Hence, your customers can be small, medium, large businesses or individuals who need some items printed.

Naming 248

Naming Australia Audience Technical Review 248

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Times China bureau chief Julie Makinen , who is on a JSK journalism fellowship at Stanford , joined in at the last minute and is helping students with customer discovery techniques, particularly how to find and interview people. How to bring together technology, government, and communities to combat violent extremist messaging.

Lean 282

Lean Saudi Arabia Austria Silicon Valley 282

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

For example, a while back a passionate entrepreneur approached me with an innovative solution for reducing world hunger, but hadn’t focused on the fact that hungry people often don’t have any money, and governments are not easy customers. Find market evidence of customers with means who are willing to pay for a solution.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Government Agile Differentiation 201

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer adoption has been rapid. You also ran the risk that if you hired employees quickly and then demand wasn’t as strong as expected it was incredibility hard to fire people.

South Korea 261

South Korea Silicon Valley Los Angeles Japan 261

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

AI-Enabled Customer Support Platform : Develop a platform that can handle a high percentage of customer support workloads, allowing companies to optimise their workforce for higher-value tasks. Energy Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Development: Develop smaller, scalable nuclear reactors that can meet the near-term demand for clean energy.

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review Startup Software Engineering 78

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

Speaking of help, the Federal Government has allotted upwards of $2 trillion to help those struggling in the US economy. Inc has prepared a useful list made up of loans and grants offered by the Federal and state governments and private corporations. Available Financial Assistance.

Small Business 227

Small Business SBA Small Business Administration SEO 227

View from Seed

JULY 5, 2022

Connor Cash (CC): ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become a crucial part of corporate strategy, yet companies lack the tools and resources to collect and track this highly scrutinized ESG data. Investors, customers, regulators, and all key stakeholders are demanding more transparent corporate sustainability disclosures.

DC 156

DC Software Review Government Boston 156

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. I’ve always said nothing beats the high of getting that first customer to sign up.

Engineer 152

Engineer Revenue San Francisco Security 152

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

. #1- Virtual assistance Photo Credit: Abdul Saboor It is my opinion that the need for virtual assistants is great since there is such a high demand for new businesses and there is such a large increase in the number of new enterprises opening their doors. Thanks to Carter Seuthe, Credit Summit ! #4- Thanks to Justin Siken, HigherGov ! #15-

Software Review 127

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 127

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. New Rules for China. Innovation Ecosystem.

China 220

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 220

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

From a diverse workforce to huge investments in training and development, these giants have evolved as favourites among customers only because of long-term decision-making and setting clear goals and objectives to be achieved within a specific period. Strategic operations management in the electronic industry is not easy.

Operations 158

Operations Management Software Review Technical Review 158

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2022

All of the above-mentioned industries demand seamless integration of payment. And in order for merchants to have more control over their customers’ payment experiences, the company continues to work on its goal of creating a payment system that is not just easy to set up but easy to use as well. Letter from the bank or voided check.

eCommerce 158

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Demand 158

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2012

A customer demands a discount. A customer demands a discount. When a customer asks for a discount, that’s a strong “buying signal”! Or, you can open up the conversation and learn more about your customer. For example: ‘I’m curious, what things do you think the government should get involved with?’

Conversion 203

Conversion Government Atlanta Demand 203

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

The demand for low-cost clothing and other items led to the growth of reselling business. After getting a positive response from customers, you can launch your reselling business on your online store. Similarly, start with a single product and expand your store variety gradually by considering customers’ interests.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur SEM United States Web Development 158

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Properly managing a fleet can not only help businesses reduce costs but also improve customer satisfaction, increase employee safety, and promote environmental sustainability. Improved customer satisfaction is another advantage of well-managed fleets. Don’t overlook the potential savings of buying vehicles at auctions.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Management Software Review 157

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Businesses must respond to what the market demands. For instance, you can now see many non-government organizations using explainer videos to present their vision and objectives. In today’s digital era, video is the most preferred form of content in the world. Over 500 minutes’ worth of videos is uploaded per minute on YouTube alone.

Video 246

Video Marketing Social Media Mobile 246

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For those companies operating in a dynamic market driven by user behavior, for example, retail and eCommerce, staying trends-aware equals staying competitive by tailoring their offers to the specific demands and expectations. Direct government funding and tax support for business R&D. Gather and analyze up-to-date data.

Offshore 140

Offshore Demand Germany Global 140

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2019

By the time they are up and running they are so busy with the day to day aspects of keeping their business ticking over that they can become overwhelmed at the time demands of invoicing, tax compliance and a thousand other distractions competing for their attention. Interact with a range of industry specific Apps. Marketing.

Software Review 176

Software Review Due Diligence Startup Stock 176