Category Archives: Venture Capital

Are You the Fool at The Table?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Steve Blank

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My friend Ben Horowitz and I debate the tech bubble in The Economist. This post is the “rebuttal” statement to Ben’s opening comments. An edited version of this post originally appeared as part 2 of 3.  Part 1 is here…read full post. Download MP3

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve Blank

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My friend, Ben Horowitz, and I debate the tech bubble in The Economist. We won’t get fooled again We don’t get fooled again Don’t get fooled again No, no! The Who 1971 Download MP3

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Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Steve Blank

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When The Boardroom is Bits: A revolution has taken hold as customer development and agile engineering reinvent the Startup process. It’s time to ask why startup board governance has failed to keep pace with innovation. Board meetings that guide startups … Continue reading →

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Why Board Meetings Suck – Part 1 of 2

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Steve Blank

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What’s Wrong With Today’s Board MeetingsAs customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Board meetings that guide startups haven’t changed since the early … Continue reading →

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Steve Blank

In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and working on a project that a number of people suggested I get in touch with you about.” Ok, I get a lot of … Continue reading →

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Flowery Words – True Ventures Founders Camp

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Steve Blank

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The team at True Ventures was kind enough to invite me to speak at their Founders Camp. They pull in the founders of all their startups for 24 hours of activities, speakers, and discussions. I was blown away by the raw talent of these … Continue reading →

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One Hand Clapping – Entrepreneurship In Ann Arbor, Michigan

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Steve Blank

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I spent a few days in March in Ann Arbor Michigan as a guest of Professor Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Dean for Entrepreneurial Programs, and Doug Neal, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship in the Engineering School at the University of Michigan…read full post. Download … Continue reading →

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Steve Blank

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We’re now in the second Internet bubble. The signals are loud and clear: seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. The rules for … Continue reading →

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A Visitors Guide to Silicon Valley

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Steve Blank

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If you’re a visiting dignitary whose country has a Gross National Product equal to or greater than the State of California, your visit to Silicon Valley consists of a lunch/dinner with some combination of the founders of Google, Facebook, Apple … Continue reading →

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Startup America – Dead on Arrival

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Steve Blank

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For its first few decades Silicon Valley was content flying under the radar of Washington politics. It wasn’t until Fairchild and Intel were almost bankrupted by Japanese semiconductor manufacturers in the early 1980’s that they formed Silicon Valley’s first lobbying … Continue reading →

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