Steve Blank

JUNE 20, 2022

How does a newly hired Chief Technology Officer (CTO) find and grow the islands of innovation inside a large company? I just had coffee with Anthony, a friend who was just hired as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a large company (30,000+ people.) I almost spit out the rest of my coffee. Lessons Learned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

All of us are struggling to keep up in this age of technological acceleration, where we learn every day that we can’t trust links in our email, marketing guarantees, or phone requests from people we don’t know. You can’t get their credibility and trust if they don’t know you exist, or your message is lost because it sounds like all the rest.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. . You have a point of view on emerging technology and business models, and you are not afraid to voice your conviction.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2020

Know Your Technology Needs First. Therefore, before you start exploring all your options, it’s crucial to determine all your site’s technology needs. In other words, this website technology is all about what the users see and navigate the platform. As you can see, developing a website can be a complicated process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

The idea is to build excellence in one area, and get the rest from the ecosystem. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. of Elon’s ideas to come to fruition and let him fail on the rest. And that is what we’ll do.” I’d love even 0.5%

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. With new technology emerging, we can only imagine the changes it will bring along to the business platform. Society is changing and so is its demand and supply for new products and services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

The idea is to build excellence in one area, and get the rest from the ecosystem. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem. Just as a reminder, Quantum technologies are used in three very different and distinct markets: Quantum Computing , Quantum Communications and Quantum Sensing and Metrology. have different error rates and causes of errors unique to the underlying technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Nevertheless, according to Rose, both are poised for further growth due to online technology, and there is indeed plenty of opportunity. Investing can be satisfying, if not lucrative, for the rest of us, for keeping up with technology, as a give-back to entrepreneurs, and building a legacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

Many technologists have a passion for a new technology, but only a few are able to communicate the value in terms of future impact on society. If your business is health-technology related, I urge you to share this with your team, and with customers, and ask for their help, versus leaning on profitability, price, and process.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Utilize Technology Numerous digital tools are available to aid entrepreneurs in managing their time more effectively. Known as ‘eating the frog,’ this strategy hinges on the idea that completing your most unnerving task first provides a sense of accomplishment and sets a positive tone for the rest of the day.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2024

With increasing cyber threats and the expanding use of digital technologies, businesses must implement robust data protection strategies to prevent breaches and ensure the security of sensitive information. This article explores the essential practices and technologies that can help keep company data safe in a connected world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Customers like leaders, not followers.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Remember, every ‘yes’ to a work task is potentially a ‘no’ to your family, hobbies, rest, or health. Committing to practices like regular family meals, weekends without technology, or turning off emails after a set hour is vital for enduring success in the startup world.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But rest assured valuations get reset. So we stayed close to our investment themes of: healthcare, fintech, computer vision, marketing technologies, video game infrastructure, sustainability and applied biology and we have partners that lead each practice area. And reset they must. We also focus heavily on geographies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

I believe that most entrepreneurs today, at least in the technology domains I frequent, still work in the business (“Technician’s Perspective”), rather than on the business (“Entrepreneurs Perspective”). I also see no evidence that the percentage of new business successes has gone up in the last couple of decades.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

All the rest of us might be the real beneficiaries, with a lot more to learn. Of course, we can’t eliminate the value of affordable office and meeting space, administrative support services and advanced communications technology to struggling entrepreneurs. Facilities support. Learn by doing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Customers like leaders, not followers.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. What can a company do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. These people also have the credibility to attract investors. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. These people also have the credibility to attract investors. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

The real question is whether problem solving is a skill you have to be born with, or is there any hope for the rest of us to become successful entrepreneurs. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. This is where I say “two heads are better than one.”

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2020

Modern businesses rely on technology to support their operations. As businesses rely on technology more, the demand for tech proficiency and the effective implementation of solutions grows as well. Today, you can measure if a company is well-managed from how it implements and uses technology. Security as a Process.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

However, trucks traveling these long distances often face security challenges, especially when left unattended during rest stops. According to Big Rig Parking, these semi-truck parking spaces provide a controlled environment for drivers to rest and ensure vehicle safety. FAQs What is a truck parking area called?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Use the tips outlined above during the first three months to get in the game, and count on much more time and money if you intend to stand above the rest. They will exit quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2022

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

While these are quite reasonable, I find that the real superstars in the entrepreneurial world today, such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk, started with even bigger aspirations, including moving computer technology into every home, and establishing a human outpost on another planet. Intent on helping others to help themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

The rest does not often improve decision quality. Of course, this vision must be continually tuned by new customer trends and technology arrivals. As a first step toward faster decisions and agility, practice applying the 80/20 Principle to your thinking. Spend more time on long-term strategy than daily crises.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

I’ve always wondered if some people are just that much smarter, or what some do that the rest of us can emulate, in order that we too get the best results without working so hard. The technology is here to do most hard things effortlessly in business, but I find many business owners stuck in the past, refusing to change.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

If your application is in the known low-performance tier, the only advantage of high-performance foundation technologies (all else being equal) would be reducing long term hosting costs. Performance in your technology selection process. Congratulations, you can stop reading here! “A Good Problem to Have.” ” Really?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Doing so will take a lot of the guesswork out of this arduous process while making it easier on you and the rest of the HOA board when it comes time to really crunch the numbers. In our technologically sophisticated, connected world, technology abounds. Access At Your Fingertips.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major disruptor of existing businesses and change the balance of military power. Currently this is a nascent commercial technology in search of a future viable market.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 20, 2020

Tie in with the rest of the ecosystem. If technology makes the transaction “too easy” to complete, then buyers and sellers might wonder why they are giving a percentage of their transaction away and could take their transaction offline. There’s an opportunity beyond just sourcing and procurement.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

It is important from the onset to set simple rules to help ensure coding best practices are followed while dealing with the sheer number of technologies and languages that can be involved in a single project. He was the founder of 2 technology based startups before throwing himself into cybersecurity and penetration testing.

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