Author: Steve Blank

Quotes

At 19, I joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

At 19, I joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

- Steve Blank

The business model is both the starting point and the scorecard for Customer Development progress.

The business model is both the starting point and the scorecard for Customer Development progress.

- Steve Blank

Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership, technological vision, frugality, and the desire to succeed.

Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership, technological vision, frugality, and the desire to succeed.

- Steve Blank

Failure will happen. It's a normal part of the startup process.

Failure will happen. It's a normal part of the startup process.

- Steve Blank

Innovation in an existing company is not just the sum of great technology, key acquisitions, or smart people. Corporate innovation needs a culture that matches and supports it.

Innovation in an existing company is not just the sum of great technology, key acquisitions, or smart people. Corporate innovation needs a culture that matches and supports it.

- Steve Blank

Market type influences everything a company does. Strategy and tactics for one market type seldom work for another.

Market type influences everything a company does. Strategy and tactics for one market type seldom work for another.

- Steve Blank

Not all startups are alike. One of the key ways they differ is in the relationship between a startup's new product and its market.

Not all startups are alike. One of the key ways they differ is in the relationship between a startup's new product and its market.

- Steve Blank

Learning how to keep track of inventory and cash flow and creating an income statement and a balance sheet are great skills to learn for managing existing businesses.

Learning how to keep track of inventory and cash flow and creating an income statement and a balance sheet are great skills to learn for managing existing businesses.

- Steve Blank

Everyone on the founding team ought to invest the time in a coding bootcamp.

Everyone on the founding team ought to invest the time in a coding bootcamp.

- Steve Blank

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