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By Eric Finlay
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're trying to do a startup, this book is an excellent place to start. It's a lot of work and really hard - but that's the point, right?
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gain an unfair advantage ...
Jun 18 2012
By James J. Hornthal
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Format:Hardcover
Having started 8 business and invested in over 50 more, I wish I had this resource a long long time ago. It is an entrepreneur's job to manage the risks of their enterprise, and to allocate resources where they are most needed. Before The Startup Owner's Manual, most of us were left to our own devices, randomness, and serendipity. The near-death experiences of most successes have been glorified with the buzz word "pivot". But what does that really mean, and can you expect to learn when, why and how to iterate successfully? The answer is yes; the recipe calls for equal parts of the business model canvas and customer development, with a healthy dose of constant agile development and customer interactions. Combining the right ingredients in the right order is a process, and how to best navigate that process is revealed in this invaluable guide book for anyone who wants to figure out if their great idea can become a great business. It also gives angel and venture investors an edge in evaluating proposals, looking to see if the team has gotten out of the building enough to know their target market, can articulate a compelling value proposition, and know how to get, keep and grow customers.
71 of 81 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant authors, less brilliant editing
Oct 30 2012
By Uffe Thomsen
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have no doubt that this book is written by really cool people, who actually know what they are taking about.
Running a small startup myself, I however would never find time to actually read a book this size - let alone filling out the 42 different checklist at the end. This book suffers, from what we in Europe would call what could be translated to the "American texbook disease". You guys are paid per word when you write stuf, and that shows.
So please Blank & Dorf - next time look to your friend Osterwalder (Businews Model Generation) to se how you can make deep insights easy acessible. I have have no doubt that you're brilliant people, but either you haven't done the Customer Development yourself this time - or startup owners are just not the intended customer.
If you could write something quickly accessible (i.e. shorter), i would be happy to pay the same amount - or even more for such a book. - Just to give you some customer feedback :-)
Best Regards (and I mean it)
Uffe Thorup Thomsen
Running a small startup myself, I however would never find time to actually read a book this size - let alone filling out the 42 different checklist at the end. This book suffers, from what we in Europe would call what could be translated to the "American texbook disease". You guys are paid per word when you write stuf, and that shows.
So please Blank & Dorf - next time look to your friend Osterwalder (Businews Model Generation) to se how you can make deep insights easy acessible. I have have no doubt that you're brilliant people, but either you haven't done the Customer Development yourself this time - or startup owners are just not the intended customer.
If you could write something quickly accessible (i.e. shorter), i would be happy to pay the same amount - or even more for such a book. - Just to give you some customer feedback :-)
Best Regards (and I mean it)
Uffe Thorup Thomsen
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ho-hum: Nothing much new here
Dec 1 2012
By Whippet
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Blank's book contains nothing that will be news to seasoned startup entrepreneurs and VCs. It's not up to the hype.
The book is aimed at startups that eventually will seek VC cash. It expects a startup to have a board of directors, and sneers at so-called "lifestyle" businesses. Blank disparages businesspeople in what I take to be a crass play for popularity among his geek audience.
Overall I cannot recommend it as a primary text, although it's fine to read in accompaniment.
My credentials: successful VC and software company founder.
The book is aimed at startups that eventually will seek VC cash. It expects a startup to have a board of directors, and sneers at so-called "lifestyle" businesses. Blank disparages businesspeople in what I take to be a crass play for popularity among his geek audience.
Overall I cannot recommend it as a primary text, although it's fine to read in accompaniment.
My credentials: successful VC and software company founder.
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