Distribution Product Development Silicon Valley 
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2020
In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Even Silicon Valley is running out of local markets large enough to sustain scale.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 22, 2023
In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Even Silicon Valley is running out of local markets large enough to sustain scale.
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
How to raise real money with a Customer Development presentation in the next post. It encourages a startup to invest in customer discovery and validation in parallel with product development prior to product launch. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. Now In Print!
Steve Blank
MAY 7, 2009
At a university business plan competition, for the first time they can swim in the sea of expertise that we/I take for granted in the middle of Silicon Valley. I love business plan competitions (and with my valley-centric bias, I think Berkeley and Stanford have two of the best.) bplan document is just that. Order Here.
Version One Ventures
AUGUST 7, 2018
The predominant narrative among Silicon Valley start-ups has been: don’t open a second office until you have reached 100+ employees. However, the pressure of sky-high housing costs, salaries and competition for suitable candidates is causing start-ups and investors to rethink their approach to distributed teams. Slack, Zoom).
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 24, 2009
One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
During the last three years he’s worked with over 100 companies, many of which established Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley. He’s now helping companies get the most out of their relationships with Silicon Valley. and concentrated on a single part of the supply chain – importing, distribution, wholesale, retail.
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