Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Families gather from across the country to spend time with each other and feast on a traditional turkey dinner. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

It took me 8 startups and 21 years to get it right, (and one can argue success was due to the Internet bubble rather then any brilliance.) To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

Simulation to Reduce Invention Risk If you’re in a vertical where “invention risk” is dominant, then you want to do everything you can to manage and reduce those risks. When I wrote the Four Steps to the Epiphany , the Customer Development text, I hadn’t yet thought about what vertical markets it might be appropriate for.)

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. would look in each of the verticals. For example, How does sales differ from one market to another? Others you need to know when you execute the plan.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2009

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APRIL 10, 2009

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

While the Rocket Science press juggernaut moved inexorably forward, a few troubling facts kept trying to bubble up into my consciousness. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Ernest Hemingway One of an entrepreneur’s greatest strengths is their relentless pursuit of a goal. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

his next article on SuperMac, “Building the Killer Team – Mission, Intent, and Values&# , Steve further pounds the table on some principles of leadership that I think are [.] Reply How to close a term sheet quickly - Venture Hacks , on April 28, 2009 at 10:43 am Said: [.] To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Unfortunately most startups learn this by going through the “Fire the first Sales VP&# drill: You start your company with a list of potential customers reading like a “who’s who&# of whatever vertical market you’re in (or the Fortune 1000 list.) Your board nods sagely at your target customer list. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

Entrepreneur-in-Residence After SuperMac I had been approached by one of our venture investors to be an entrepreneur in residence (EIR), a Silicon Valley phrase which says one thing but means another. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

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JUNE 29, 2009

You’re Hired, You’re Fired. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

If you’re a startup raising money or just want to see your name online, there’s not a better blog on the web. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

We four instructors would grumble and complain to one another about our lack of leadership. I even had time to find a girlfriend who was a contractor to the company. Our small training department had been without a manager for months and finding a replacement didn’t seem to be high on the VP of Sales list. To Order Outside of the U.S.

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

These two posts were amazing. Anyways, here’s one question I have. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

As an example of the extremely high quality of the folks who followed Bill to make ESL great, not only did we have the very best image processing capabilities and the most excellent QRC services around, the IDIMS staff still holds annual reunions because we became a band of brothers (and sisters) under wonderful leadership. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

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JULY 20, 2009

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

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JUNE 25, 2009

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MARCH 20, 2009

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

I have been swinging for the fences for several years as a young entrepreneur at the executive leadership level for several start-ups and most recently starting my own. Reply jim bennette , on June 15, 2009 at 11:56 am Said: I love this post. I now have 6yr old and 3yr old boys. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

I hate business plan competitions. I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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MAY 11, 2009

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APRIL 2, 2009

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

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JULY 13, 2009

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

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