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NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I had this discussion with Steve with the camera rolling and we talked about “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley ” as place that largely grew out of defense and government spending plus research labs around the Stanford campus.

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Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. The Lean Startup approach dictates that successful customer development is an iterative process. By conceptualizing, selling, gathering feedback and then developing a product, startups achieve success more quickly and economically.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. This has been their formula for nearly 15 years.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

On the other hand, I meet plenty of people who complain bitterly about corporate politics—sometimes even in the companies they run. Before I get into the details for founders, let me talk about options-hungry employees. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. In all my years in business, I have yet to hear someone say: “I love corporate politics.”

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MARCH 11, 2010

Yesterday I wrote a post about how much capital your startup should raise. In that post I was talking about how it is a bad strategy to be underfunded. And how do you think the next person who’s thinking about writing you a check going to feel about that sort of cavalier attitude with their money? Nice logic, hey?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The “official” date is June 9 th , 2006 — for those that are curious about such things). Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person. Here’s why.

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