SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. My angel investing strategy vs Joshua Schachter - Gabriel Weinberg , May 18, 2010 Joshua Schacter has a great AMA thread on HN about angel investing. But startups can shoot themselves in the foot when founders use consultants at the wrong time or in the wrong way.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

The Ultimate Combination of Startup Business Development Methods - ArcticStartup , November 16, 2010 I've been a huge fan of Steven Blank's Customer Development methodology for a long time. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co-founder for Yipit. Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong. What went wrong?

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Angel vs VC? - Not so bad. Metrics availability.

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