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Blog Entries by Steve Blank from 08/2011

Bonfire of the Vanities

| Posted 08.05.2011 | Business
Read More: Startups, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Advice, Small Business America, Sales, Sales Teams, Sales Force, Business News

When I was in my 20s, I was taught the relationship between marketing and sales over a bonfire.

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Going Out With His Boots On

| Posted 08.11.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Conservation, Peter Douglas, Pacific Coast Highway, California, California Coastal Commission, California Coastline, San Francisco, San Francisco News

The legacy and achievements of Peter Douglas are all the things you don't see in the 1,100 miles of California coast; wetlands that haven't been filled, public access that hasn't been lost, scenic areas that haven't been spoiled.

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There's Always a Plan B

| Posted 08.15.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Startups, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Customer Development, Entrepreneurship, Small-Business-America, Small Business News

Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. 
 -- Mike Tyson One of the key distinctions between an entrepreneur and an operating execu...

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Hiring: Easy as Pie

| Posted 08.22.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Customer Development, Family/Career, Hiring, Startups, Innovation, Entrepreneurs, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Having sat through hiring discussions as an entrepreneur, board member, and now an interested observer, here's what I've concluded.

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It's Not How Big a Startup is -- It's How Well it Performs

| Posted 08.30.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Customer Development, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Market Types, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

What makes startups succeed or fail? More than 90% of startups fail, due primarily to self-destruction rather than competition.

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