KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Steve Blank Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Steve Blank

Showing 91-99 of 99 Quotes by Steve Blank

Watching an entrepreneur fail is sad, but watching him fail from lack of nerve is tragic.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


As I've gotten older, I've come to grips that the unexamined life is what works for most people. Most take what they learned in school, get a job, marry, buy a house, have a family, become a great parent, serve their god, community and country, hang with friends, and live a good life. And for them that's great.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


At some major events - your birth and death, for example - while you may be the center of attention, the events are managed by others and are more important to the people around you.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


At the commencements I attended, graduates were classified by their academic rankings. Outstanding academic performance was noted in the programs and awarded with special honors.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


VCs like acquisitions as much as IPOs because the acquiring companies often can rationalize paying large multiples over the current valuation of the startup.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Not all new ventures are at the same stage of maturity.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Companies that acquire startups for their intellectual property, teams, or product lines are acquiring startups that are searching for a business model. If they acquire later stage companies who already have users/customers and/or a predictable revenue stream, they are acquiring companies that are executing.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The convergence of digital trends, along with the rise of China and globalization, has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's worth noting that everything - from the Internet to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media - were pioneered by startups, not existing companies.

~Steve Blank

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

Links

Find Steve Blank on Amazon

Related Authors

Les Brown
Warren Buffett
Stephen Covey
Peter Drucker
Henry Ford
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Jim Rohn

Popular Authors

Deepak Chopra Winston Churchill Katharine Hepburn Antoine De Saint-Exupery William Shakespeare Walt Whitman Tiger Woods E. E. Cummings

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1920 - Ray Bradbury

1822 - George Stoneman

1832 - Julius Sterling Morton

1854 - Charles Fillmore

1862 - Claude Debussy

1891 - Jacques Lipchitz

1902 - Leni Riefenstahl

1904 - Deng Xiaoping

1908 - Henri Cartier-Bresson

1914 - Jack Dunphy

Birthdays on August 22nd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Brainy Easter Environmental Inspirational Learning Poetry Success Technology