Steve Blank

I have to think my success in the VC business was due in no small part to seeing Larry Ellison in action back in the day.

Steve Blank

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

Steve Blank

If you’ve never founded a company, rest assured it never happens as elegantly and smoothly as articles in ‘Inc.’ and other business magazines or case studies suggest.

Steve Blank

In a company the number of people you copy on email is inversely proportional to your actual influence.

Steve Blank

In a startup no facts exist inside the building, only opinions.

Steve Blank

In a web/mobile startup, coding is not an outsourced activity. It’s an integral part of the company’s DNA.

Steve Blank

In corporations, the penalty for repeated failure on known tasks is being reassigned to other tasks or asked to leave the company.

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.

Steve Blank

It typically takes multiple iterations and pivots to find product/market fit – the match between what you’re building and who will buy it.

Steve Blank

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

Steve Blank