History has shown that time and market forces provide equilibrium in balancing interests, whether the new technology is a video recorder, a personal computer, an MP3 player, or now the Net. Steve Blank Read Quote
Companies that get started and built in New York City tend to be applied technology. Steve Blank Read Quote
At the intersection of food science and technology, food replacement startups are creating substitutes for the basic components of meals as well as replacements for complete meals. Steve Blank Read Quote
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to grips that the unexamined life is what works for most people. Most take what they learned in school, get a job, marry, buy a house, have a family, become a great parent, serve their god, community and country, hang with friends, and live a good life. And for them that’s great. Steve Blank Read Quote
Unfortunately, as you hire more people, the casual, informal ‘do what it takes’ culture, which worked so well at less than 40 people, becomes chaotic and less effective. Steve Blank Read Quote
For Customer Development to succeed, everyone on the team – from investor or parent company to engineers, marketers and founders – needs to understand and agree that the Customer Development process is different to its core. Steve Blank Read Quote
Out of electronics school, my first assignment was to a fighter base in Florida. My roommate, Glen, would become my best friend in Florida and Thailand as we were sent to different air bases in Southeast Asia. Steve Blank Read Quote
By the beginning of the 21st century, entrepreneurs, led by Web and mobile startups, began to seek and develop their own management tools. Steve Blank Read Quote
The introduction of new technology is always disruptive to existing markets, particularly to content/copyright owners who sell through well-established distribution channels. Steve Blank Read Quote