Building a Business
How to Operate in All-Out Survival Mode as a Young Entrepreneur
If the holidays weren't as kind to your startup as you would have liked, here are some tips for helping you withstand leaner times.
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Building a Business
How to Start Up from Your Dorm Room
Student entrepreneur Franco Capurro launched his startup from a crammed, two-bed dorm room in China.
Building a Business
Lean Startups Need Business Plans, Too
Lean business planning doesn't mean no business planning. The formal written business plan has long been obsolete. A real business plan should grow organically, with regular review and revision.
By Tim Berry
Building a Business
Simple Sales Tips for Growing Your Customer Base
In this book excerpt, Steve Blank and Bob Dorf outline lean methods to get customers to spend more, and to send referrals your way.
Marketing
How a Lean Startup Can Keep Customers
You have customers for your new mobile app or retail website. Here's how to fight churn.
Tech
Startup Owner’s Manual: How to ‘Get’ Customers
Now that you've launched a mobile app or retail website, it's time to 'pull' customers toward you. Here's how.
Business Ideas
Why Innovation Dies
Author Steve Blank argues that the road for innovation does not go through committee.
By Steve Blank
Building a Business
How to Build a Billion-Dollar Startup
Professor Steve Blank says the quickest way to create the next Instagram is to move basic human social needs -- like friendship, dating and sex -- into the digital world.
By Steve Blank
Building a Business
The One Simple Task That Will Help Your Startup Succeed
Many startups fail because their founders don't take the time to talk to potential customers before opening. Here are a few tips on getting feedback effectively.
By Carol Tice
Building a Business
Steve Blank on the Era of the Lean Startup
People are starting to realize that startups are not merely small versions of large corporations. And that's exciting, Steve Blank says.
Building a Business
Spreading the Gospel on a Lean, Mean Startup Strategy
Eric Ries talks about the ideas behind his new book 'The Lean Startup.'
Building a Business
Pivot or Persevere? The Key to Startup Success
Perseverance can be overrated as an entrepreneurial trait. Knowing when to change course to test out a new approach might be even more important.
By Eric Ries
Building a Business
Lean LaunchPad: A Crash Course in Startup Success
A new class created by serial entrepreneur Steve Blank puts a focus on testing ideas before jumping in.
By Carol Tice
Business Plan
Business Planning for the ‘Lean Startup’
This next-generation strategy calls for planning--and revising--as you go.
By Tim Berry