Larry Chiang read Mark McCormack’s, What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School as an undergrad in engineering. Chiang started Duck9 to get students get a credit score over FICO 748.6 (the 91st percentile). Prior to launching a sequel to his .mentor’s book, Harvard Business School wrote: “What They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School” based on a Harvard Law School keynote. Larry pleads entrepreneurs making the pilgrimage to Austin, Texas: “Set yourselves to win SXSW, THIS 2016 SXSW” and to focus on business models. Not business plans.
New York Fashion Week never had a business plan. It had a clear business model: Showcase models, get paid. |
By Larry Chiang
Silicon Valley people in-the-know focus on business models. Not business plans
People are what @a16z invest in. https://t.co/KjLfBkCIq9 pic.twitter.com/ua4gSJBu2x
— Paul Watson (@paulmwatson) June 1, 2015
Business Model versus Business Plan #ENGR145 https://t.co/FFM3Kpzeo0
— Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) April 21, 2014