Steve Blank

Entrepreneur hint – no one loves their first job. So don’t over think it.

Steve Blank

Essentials of how to do a startup do not include writing a business plan.

Steve Blank

Face-to-face customer feedback refines or validates every component of the startup’s business model, not just the product itself.

Steve Blank

Great professors are people who wish to remain students for the rest of their lives.

Steve Blank

Great VCs do everything they can to make you successful. But just like your bank, credit card company, mortgage holder, etc. they are not confused where their long-term loyalty lies.

Steve Blank

It’s worth noting that everything – from the Internet to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media – were pioneered by startups, not existing companies.

Steve Blank

Just because it’s easy to do it doesn’t always mean you should do it.

Steve Blank

Lean innovation – the truth will make you free, but first it will make you miserable.

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.

Steve Blank

Long hours don’t necessarily mean success.

Steve Blank