Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Designed by the Navy’s OPS-20-G team and built at National Cash Register (NCR) in Dayton, this same Computing Machine Lab would build ~25 other types of electromechanical and optical machines , some the size of a room with 3,500 tubes , to assist in breaking Japanese and German codes. The company hit the ground running. Costing $250,000 ($3.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Viral marketing is a deliberate marketing action, designed to grow attention at a compound rate, without further stimulus, by word-of-mouth. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Brings complementary skills and experience. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Our system is not designed to do that. Our system is designed to try to predict the future in ten, 20 or 30 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. In Silicon Valley’s classic model, startups must start “asset light.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Software and hardware development architects and designers. On the other hand, there are some roles in a startup where Boomers are probably not the best candidates: Constantly-on-the-road sales territory management roles. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Labor-intensive roles, including warehousing and construction.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

Competitor analysis Before designing and launching a product, it’s useful to know who your competitors are. There are even databases dedicated to product blueprints and designs. Multiple designs can be tested and customers can get a good feel for which is the right one. CCO Licensed.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

Mistral AI launched Mistral OCR, a new API designed for document understanding. Microsoft has introduced Dragon Copilot, an AI assistant designed for healthcare professionals as well as AI agents for sales to take on Salesforce. Tencent ‘s HunyuanVideo I2V Model extends their text-to-video model to image-to-video generation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As a hardware designer, I’m sure you do the same thing as you document your product specifications and pass them on to other members of your team for implementation. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Professional user-friendly site design. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

As a popular strategist in the areas of customer experience design and innovation, Webb knows. I found some excellent guidance on the specifics in the classic book, “ What Customers Crave ,” by Nicholas J.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

Known for his no-nonsense approach, he combines real-world research with systems design to develop effective business and growth strategies. Companies can use well-designed frameworks to align strategies across departments, ensuring consistent and scalable business growth. They're designed for people who want fewer sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2021

In a classic book, “ Disruption by Design ,” by the renowned innovation consultant Paul Paetz, I found a list of common patterns and recognizable attributes that I like, called disruption fingerprints. I suspect that several of these will surprise most entrepreneurs as being counter-intuitive to their thinking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

A well-designed service delivery process will make you easy to do business with. It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition. Make your service deliver process “happy.”

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

And you certainly don’t want to be the company that spends time and money building something you could have picked up off the shelf. More on the Role of the Startup CTO Eric Ries, a great resource, answers the question What Does a Startup CTO actually do?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Investing in furniture of Scandinavian design is a great way to transform any space and create an inviting environment. The post Elements Of Scandinavian Design appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Graphic design? UI/UX design? What is the business relationship with the third parties? Who controls access to the third-party accounts, if any? Existing Capabilities What capabilities and personnel do you already have access to? A Product Manager? How much availability do they have to work on this effort?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 4, 2023

In addition to its outstanding performance on what it was designed to do, what has surprised researchers about ChatGPT is its emergent behaviors. (Look at the links and realize there’s no going back.) This level of performance was completely unexpected. Even by its creators.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Whether it’s a logo, product design, software, or a unique business process, safeguarding your IP is essential to maintaining a competitive edge and protecting your business from theft or unauthorized use. Entrepreneurs should assess their specific needs and work with an insurance agent to ensure they are adequately covered. Image Credit 4.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2024

By having a well-designed website, you will soon find that people can access the information they want from you, whenever they need it. When you do, you’ll simply need to hire a web design agency. Being visible at any time of day is so important when you run a business. Nothing will do this more than a great website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This focus on digital workspace design is central to strengthening workplace functionality and efficiency. Physical Workspace Tweaks While technology garners much attention in productivity discussions, the influence of physical workspace design should not be underestimated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

We all have unique strengths, such as design skills, or connecting well with others. You see this today on the Internet with people who dominate social media as “influencers,” leading customers to new trends and brands. Accept a challenge to share a unique gift and skill.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2023

As a popular strategist in the areas of customer experience design and innovation, Webb knows. I found some excellent guidance on the specifics in the classic book, “ What Customers Crave ,” by Nicholas J.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively. In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Dosty, an all-in-one pet care app designed to simplify pet parenting, is another startup to keep an eye on in this space. Participating startups will each receive $200,000 USD, mentorship, and support for their companies. The question for executive teams is no longer when to begin using AI, but rather how one can best use AI strategically.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2021

If could be a disease you are designing medicine to combat, missing data that your solution provides, or a safety risk in a common process. In the context of new venture stories, the character would most likely be the entrepreneur, a potential customer, an investor, or all of the above. The obstacle or the painful need.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Caitlin Collins shares four graphic design trends you can tap into to meet and exceed customers expectations in 2023. The post Four Design Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know In 2023 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Every business service, from logo design to tax preparation, means something different to business owners in different stages of growth. This has always been the realm of face-to-face communication, but it can be done as well remotely. Provide relevant case studies illustrating your results.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. This article first appeared in West Point’s Modern War Institute.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

These costs represent an ongoing tax on revenue, requiring careful consideration in business model design. Apple lawsuit outcome means that users can use alternative ‘app stores’, the majority of downloads still take place of the iOS App store and Google Play. Speed is also critical.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

If you want a full team (think SEO pros, content creators, web developers, designers, etc.), Marketing Implementers Monthly Cost per Specialist : $6,348 Pros : With dedicated specialists (like social media managers, SEO experts, or designers), you get quality work in specific areas. And that’s just one person!

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2024

These programs cover high-demand fields like IT support, data analytics, project management, and UX design. Google’s Partnership with Universities Google has partnered with various universities to offer Google Career Certificates. These certificates offer students an accelerated path to job readiness by focusing on practical skills.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

” The owner of a custom-design glass company shared similar results : “I started receiving traction within the first month of my new website going live. We increased our revenue by 20% last year. Our call volume has increased, and the number of leads leading to new customers has increased as well.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing.

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