I will be holding my next “Open Office Hours” on Friday, January 29th, 2010 from 10AM – Noon.   The purpose of these meetings is to provide the Boston entrepreneur community greater access to investors for their perspective, feedback, and […]

One of my favorite quotations about innovation is attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have said ‘Faster Horses’” It’s a great reminder to me how unpredictable the product creation process is, especially […]

Milestones to Startup Success – By Sean Ellis More good stuff from Sean Ellis

VC’s often ask entrepreneurs of early stage companies questions that they can’t realistically answer.  For example: 1. What’s the cost of customer acquisition? (most entrepreneurs have no clue.  Plus, even with early data, this answer can change radically with scale) […]

bijan: This time of year, many venture backed startups have created or are putting together their operating plan for 2010. Few suggestions for early stage/pre revenue companies: 0. Keep it simple. 1. Start with the ending. What do you want […]

All slots from 10AM – Noon on Dec 11 are now filled.  I’ve very pleased with the response and I hope that the time proves to be valuable for the entrepreneurs that we meet with. Due to the high level […]

Just getting back from another short but good trip to SF.  I always enjoy visiting the Bay Area and I always learn a ton.  A couple quick observations. 1. I met a company with 5 people that is building extremely […]

Milestones to Startup Success

Customer Development is Not a Focus Group « Steve Blank Another great post by Steve Blank

I will be holding my next “Open Office Hours” on December 11, 2009 from 10AM – Noon.  My colleague Santo Politi will be joining me as well. The purpose of these meetings is to provide the Boston entrepreneur community greater […]