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Startups are companies that a...

Startups are companies that are still in the process of searching for a business model. Ventures that are further along and executing their business models are no longer startups; they are early-stage companies.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Visionary CEOs are product- a...

Visionary CEOs are product- and business-model-centric and extremely customer focused.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Out of electronics school, my...

Out of electronics school, my first assignment was to a fighter base in Florida. My roommate, Glen, would become my best friend in Florida and Thailand as we were sent to different air bases in Southeast Asia.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Long hours don't necessarily ...

Long hours don't necessarily mean success.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

All too often, a corporate in...

All too often, a corporate innovation initiative starts and ends with a board meeting mandate to the CEO followed by a series of memos to the staff, with lots of posters and one-day workshops. This typically creates 'innovation theater' but very little innovation.

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At some major events - your b...

At some major events - your birth and death, for example - while you may be the center of attention, the events are managed by others and are more important to the people around you.

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One of the biggest mistakes e...

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is not understanding the relationship they have with their investors. At times, they confuse VCs with their friends.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Normally when I have students...

Normally when I have students over, we sit in the house and look at the fields to try to catch a glimpse of a bobcat hunting.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

You can get a good handle on ...

You can get a good handle on a company's culture before you even get inside the building. For example, when companies say, 'We value our employees' but have reserved parking spots, a private cafeteria, and over-the-top offices for the executives, that tells you more than any PR spin.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

At the intersection of food s...

At the intersection of food science and technology, food replacement startups are creating substitutes for the basic components of meals as well as replacements for complete meals.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Companies that acquire startu...

Companies that acquire startups for their intellectual property, teams, or product lines are acquiring startups that are searching for a business model. If they acquire later stage companies who already have users/customers and/or a predictable revenue stream, they are acquiring companies that are executing.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Schools reward their students...

Schools reward their students for a combination of intelligence, perseverance, and hard work - in the classroom and on the playing fields. But these metrics don't help kids understand that great grades are not a pass for a great life.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Visionary CEOs don't need som...

Visionary CEOs don't need someone else to demo the company's key products for them. They deeply understand products, and they have their own coherent and consistent vision of where the industry/business models and customers are today, and where they need to take the company.

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The convergence of digital tr...

The convergence of digital trends, along with the rise of China and globalization, has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe.

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The music and movie business ...

The music and movie business has been consistently wrong in its claims that new platforms and channels would be the end of its businesses. In each case, the new technology produced a new market far larger than the impact it had on the existing market.

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Understand that VCs are simpl...

Understand that VCs are simply a sophisticated form of financial investors who, in turn, need to satisfy their own investors.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Customer Development changes ...

Customer Development changes almost every aspect of startup behavior, performance, metrics, and, as often as not, success potential.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Skunk works differed from adv...

Skunk works differed from advanced research groups in that they were more than just product development groups. They had direct interaction with customers and controlled a sales channel which allowed them to negotiate their own deals with customers.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

Products are sold because the...

Products are sold because they solve a problem or fill a need. Understanding problems and needs involves understanding customers and what makes them tick.

Steve Blank 26 quotes

In winning companies, everybo...

In winning companies, everybody pulls in the same direction.

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