Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. But the differences are worth noting – it’s a young ecosystem, so startup management tools are nearly non-existent.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 328

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. The non-technical leadership attributes of excellent communication skills, high integrity, passion, and perseverance are critical for the success of the whole team.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

Stock options for all employees of startups served several purposes: Because startups didn’t have much cash and couldn’t compete with large companies in salary offers, stock options dangled in front of a potential employee were like offering a lottery ticket in exchange for a lower salary. Why would they do that? That made sense.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The third class focused on Russia, which since 2014 has asserted itself as a competing great power. Space Threats & Non-State Actors. -led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. United States Space Force ” U.S. 16, 2020.

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Technical Review Technology Russia United States 373

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The value capture in the private markets has also led some hedge funds and other major non-private-market investors to become late-stage VCs. This “game theory” of mutual interests in collaboration even as we occasionally compete fiercely is what forces much better behavior in our industry than otherwise might exist.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

This trend is playing out in the world of payment gateways, where providers (like my company BlueSnap) compete to help customers reach the maximum number of markets as efficiently as possible. The Cost Advantage is Obvious. Most companies don’t have the cash or bandwidth to support long development cycles and hire boatloads of developers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

But a market in which every network competes to sign up the largest talent by throwing rev share deals at them is also stupid. And the company is now working on tools to also help producers figure out how to compete in a world where video is moving toward even shorter formats designed to be socially shared. Build Non-Ad-Based Revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

He calls this competing with “non consumption” It was the most profound business strategy book I had read and greatly influenced how I thought about company building and certainly how I think about investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. But you also need to compete to win eyeballs and users playing by the same rules as your fiercest foes. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple. In business nothing is truly open and fair.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

But give me a story of a kid from a non-privileged background and single mother who makes it big through natural talent plus tons of hard work and a belief that he can do it despite everybody telling him he can’t and I’ll watch that film all day long. Justin Bieber is a self-made entrepreneurial success.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

They compete on features, price and execution. But this is also spreading through non-game types of businesses. It’s not just that businesses can monetize more easily, when people like products or services they are diffused more rapidly through the population than has ever been the case.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Team The cornerstone of any successful plumbing business is a skilled, competent, and motivated team. A competent and motivated team is a foundational pillar of a successful and thriving plumbing business. As a plumbing business owner, you must invest considerable time and effort in hiring and nurturing the right talent.

Non-Compete 147

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

A Proof of Concept center, which is not the same as a full-fledged incubator, would also be responsible to develop a companywide core competence in business model and open innovation design and a VC-like, staged-risk funding decision criteria for new market opportunities.

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Programming Technical Review Incubator Intellectual Property 273

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

The backdrop explained was that it was viewed that Korea has been tremendously successful at copying and perfecting other people’s technologies but in order to compete more effective in the future had to be more creative.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Self-regulation, in addition to being the responsible course of action, will protect short-term rental owners from incurring fines as well as potentially losing their lodging license due to non-compliance. Fewer noise complaints means happier neighbors and a lower risk of fines. Also, it gives hosts a sense of control while off-property.

Non-Compete 147

Non-Compete Hosting Technical Review Government 147

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

, but informally I’ve observed the following things, which follow a pattern that can be identified and counteracted: The initial marketing channel quickly saturated , so growth stalled at a non-zero but unsustainably-low rate. The initial marketing channel was sustainable for a while , but got wiped away due to external forces.

Software Review 294

Software Review Channel Revenue Non-Compete 294

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. Companies struggle to compete while reconfiguring legacy distribution channels, pricing models and supply chains. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Most startups born in the bubble died in the bubble.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Email hygiene is the set of practices that reduces your startup’s vulnerability to email-based attack as well as non-malicious (read: accidental) data loss. When secrecy (or, more accurately, non-traceability) is of the utmost importance, cryptocurrency is the preferred mode of exchange. Adopt Strict Email Hygiene Standards.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Non-Compete 147

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. In most industries, manufacturing is no longer a core competence of the U.S. Problem 3: Risk equals failure and failure is to be avoided as it indicates a lack of competence.

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Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 244

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A strong employer brand helps organisations compete for the best talent, retain good staff, and establish credibility in their specific field of expertise. Other non-human factors that can damage an employer brand include inconsistent brand image, breaking brand promises and even something as simple as a badly designed website.

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Social Media Non-Compete Employee Affiliate 185

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In a nightmare scenario, an employee can start up a competing company, and leave with customers, employees and intellectual property, demolishing everything you’ve worked hard to build. Protect your company’s customers, employees and intellectual property. A properly drafted agreement can prevent that outcome.

Partner 208

Partner Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence 208

VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

The movie ‘Ready Player One’ also showed a representation of the Metaverse as one large virtual world where people socialise, play and compete with one another. The book depicted the Metaverse as a 3D virtual world where people walk around as avatars and socialize / interact with one another as well as with AI-generated characters.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Also, don’t limit your consideration only to technical competencies, work experience, and professional credentials. So, you need to make sure all the positions are filled in by the top-tier talent even if that means postponing the launch. Focus your attention on social media.

Startup 184

Startup Non-Compete Social Media Global 184

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Although there are many collaboration tools (like Slack and Trello) available, they do have a learning curve that can be hard for non-technical folks. They also complain about managers favoring in-office staff, even if they are less competent. While teams take time to get up to speed, productivity can take a beating.

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Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit. I encourage you to work harder on building a unified extended team across management and your board.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests. I look for non-verbal queues such as eye-rolls or sighs that people have a hard time disguising. I watch whether the CEO talks over other people or lets them participate.

Pakistan 150

Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Competing businesses. Competing businesses may click on each other’s PPC ads to waste money. If you conduct some intricate research (detailed below), you may be able to identify the IP address of competing businesses. Low or non-existent conversions. Click farms are often a combination of real people and bots.

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PPC IP Idaho Non-Compete 121

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my long professional career, I’ve tried to emulate these patterns and to build on them as I try to deliver a non-normal impact to my employers. They go deep into problems to identify causal factors and not correlations – which is why their solutions have a non-normal impact. This is hard to do. Care about little things.

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Employee Non-Compete Framework Analytics 134

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Meanwhile Oculus Quest 2 drove 156% growth in Facebook’s non advertising revenue and is on track to be the first mainstream VR headset. Adoption of mobile AR is growing, but the industry is still waiting for its iPhone moment for mass adoption. Will Apple come out with their smart glasses in 2021 ? that is the question.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2015

Compete against non-consumption and non-existing markets. Often entrepreneurs are more able to think outside the box and bring disruptive change to less-known business domains. Consider Apple’s move into music, telephones, and watches. Facebook built the social media market before customers even knew they needed it.

Marketing 120

Marketing Non-Compete Technical Review Forecast 120

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Compliance Management: Ensuring Regulatory Adherence The financial industry is heavily regulated, and adherence to compliance requirements is non-negotiable. Advancements in today’s platform can give you a strategic advantage in competing for customers’ mortgages, auto loans, and other personal loans.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Analytics Non-Compete Mobile 144

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2019

It does not create new markets or value markets, but develops existing ones with better value , allowing companies to compete against each other’s sustaining improvements. The personal computer also tapped into a non-existent market before receiving sales from higher-end professional computers. Sustaining Innovation Defined.

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Technical Review Business Model Non-Compete Software Review 127

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 11, 2021

Immediately, Adams went into coverup mode, giving “non-credible testimony“ to authorities on the matter. Years later, Adams solicited donations for a non-profit to support Brooklyn , from powerful real estate interests—exposing a significant loophole in the money and influence laws of the city. They didn’t create the non-profit.

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Non-Compete New York Campaign Demand 113

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2018 the number of active non-AI companies reached its peak and then started to descend. At the same time, active AI companies continued to grow, reaching a peak in 2022.

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Israel ChatGPT Non-Compete Generative AI 78

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why us”/ “Team Slide” unclear or non-existent. Most of these can sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many founders skip this initial research. What would make an investor more interested in your pitch deck. Spend the time to do a proper bottoms-up analysis of what you can sell annually to different customer segments. .

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Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder Portfolio 166

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

Sam’s goal was to build a tech company fulfilling the need for storing physical items in the cloud and to build a nationally-scaled business that would be hard to compete against. And we get to compete against dinosaurs with no tech skills and cash cows that must be protected while we are the barbarians at the gate.

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