Steve Blank Quotes

Number one is "Do you have curiosity?" Number two is "Does it translate to imagination?" But number three is "Did it translate to action?" That’s the difference between someone with an idea and someone who is an entrepreneur.

A startup is a temporary organization in search of a scalable, repeatable, profitable business model.

The Silicon Valley entrepreneurial culture used to be limited to a few entrepreneurial clusters. Now the Internet has spread that culture everywhere.

Change engenders resistance, and resistance creates saboteurs.

Winners understand why customers buy.

Market type influences everything a company does.

We used to pivot by firing people. Now we fire the hypotheses.

Light a path for the better angels. The world is counting on you.

Startups demand comfort with chaos, uncertainty and change.

Entrepreneurs are artists and I mean “artists” in the true sense of the word: they see something no one else does.

Only a few generations have been granted the role of determining whether a revolution in communication will allow our better angels – or our darker angels – to win. You leave here with incredible opportunity, but also with immense responsibility.

80% of success in your career will come from just showing up. The world is run by those who show up…not those who wait to be asked.

In Silicon Valley, we have a special word for a failed entrepreneur – it’s called experienced.

Mentorship is a two-way street. While I was learning from them [brilliant mentors] - and their years of experience and expertise - what I was giving back was equally important. I brought fresh insights and new perspectives to their thinking.

No business plan survives its first contact with customers.