“If your business model is unknown – that is just a set of untested hypotheses- you are a startup searching for a repeatable business model. Once your business model (market, customers, features, channels, pricing, Get/Keep/Grow strategy, etc.) is known, you will be executing it. Search versus execution is what differentiates a new venture from an existing business unit.”
Search versus Execute « Steve Blank
“Enter the internet and having a computer in your pocket into this model and things change. Technology has been causing these transaction costs to drop precipitously for years now and the result is we have seen the emergence of work markets in which “individuals trade bilaterally through contracts.”
A VC: The Nature Of The Firm and Work Markets
“One way to view this battle is to think of eBay as a platform a la Windows or Android and Amazon as an end-to-end solution a la Apple computers in the 90s or iOS devices today. Platforms tend to provide greater diversity. In the case of e-commerce, the platform approach could also have a price advantage. As the CEO of TrialPay, Alex Rampell, argues: “Who can beat Amazon on price? The companies whose products are sold on Amazon”. End-to-end solutions like Amazon’s tend to provide greater convenience and a better user experience.”
eBay vs Amazon: decentralized vs centralized e-commerce - Chris Dixon
“The power of the present is another example of a type of “filter bubble.” And just like I have called for an “opposing views reader”, what we need to do is surface time explicitly. I am not a fan of Facebook by any means, but timeline may turn out to be an important contribution to the future of the web. Similarly there is something quite magical about Timehop as a way of bringing our own past back to us. Just the other day my Timehop email reminded me that a year earlier we had picked up a dog from a shelter.”
Bringing Time Back to the Web (Or: The Struggle for Depth)
via Continuations
It’s super easy! via @lukew
“Soundcloud’s strategy underscores the key consideration developers have to take into account when deciding whether to go HTML5, native or both. If your traffic is highly reliant on referrals from e-mail or social networks, HTML5 is a great way to go assuming there aren’t too many performance differences. But if you rely on direct traffic or can afford to play the paid user acquisition game on iOS or Android, then it may make sense to go native.”
Soundcloud’s savvy way of mixing HTML5 and native apps for growth on mobile
Web apps!
Bijan Sabet: Patience & Persistence
When you go to a tech meetup, tech party, or read tech headlines, it’s easy to get swept away into thinking things are soaring for a number of startups. Company xyz now has a zillion users, another company just went viral, overnight sensation, etc.
It’s easy to fall in love with those headlines…
A glimpse into the near future
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Killing Your Startup By Listening to Customers « Steve Blank
Killing Your Startup By Listening to Customers
Great post!
The Playbook from thoughtbot is an amazing resource. It gives a neat overview of how the various bits and pieces fit together from a more technical standpoint.
It’s filled with things we’ve learned based on experience and study. It’s intended for anyone who wants to build web and mobile applications, bring them to market, and make customers happy.
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