At the end of the day, you can decide whether you want to be an employee with a great attendance record, getting promoted to ever better titles and working on interesting projects - or whether you want to attempt to do something spectacular - this be or do should be a question you never stop asking yourself - for the next 20 years, and beyond.
Steve BlankBusiness plans are the tool existing companies use for execution. They are the wrong tool to search for a business model.
Steve BlankWe now know that something between 85 and 90 percent of most software product features are unwanted and unneeded by customers. That is an enourmous ammount of waste of time and money that ends up on the floor.
Steve BlankStartups are painful, stressful and at times demoralizing. You need to be a true believer in the vision of what you are doing. You need to passionate about it and love what youโre doing. If you donโt, there is no way you can sustain the hours, stress and disappointment. Thereโs no way youโre going to be able to convince investors, customers and most importantly recruit a world-class team if you not building something you think is going to change the world.
Steve BlankAt the end of the day, you can decide whether you want to be an employee with a great attendance record, getting promoted to ever better titles and working on interesting projects - or whether you want to attempt to do something spectacular - this be or do should be a question you never stop asking yourself - for the next 20 years, and beyond.
Steve Blank