Steve Blank
JUNE 20, 2022
In his first week the exec staff had pointed him to the existing corporate incubator. Anthony had long come to the same conclusion I had, that highly visible corporate incubators do a good job of shaping culture and getting great press, but most often their biggest products were demos that never get deployed to the field.
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
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Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2023
Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. Venture studios create startups by incubating their own ideas or ideas from their partners. Reducing Startup Risk.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. You don’t have to be a heavily funded later stage startup to get access to “big data,” customer analytics, and metrics dashboards. Non-professional investors now use crowdfunding sites, like Indiegogo and Kickstarter , for similar access.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Define realistic metrics to keep track of progress. You need metrics to incentivize the right team behaviors. Keep your eyes and mind open to free sources of innovation in every ecosystem, including open-source software, university cooperative programs, and the many incubators and accelerators supported by volunteers and communities.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 17, 2017
— Problem 1 : Regardless of a high-level understanding that business as usual can’t go on, all agencies are given “guidance and metrics (what they are supposed to do (their “mission”) and how they are supposed to measure success). The process recognizes that Innovation isn’t a single activity (an incubator, a class, etc.)
Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. As Harvard professor Clayton Christensen noted, these efficiency metrics provided wise guidance for times when capital was scarce and raising money was hard. Ultimately this is not just another staff function.
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