Steve Blank vs. Warren Buffett
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Steve Blank
1953 – present
Steve Blank is an American entrepreneur, educator, author and speaker. He created the customer development method that launched the lean startup movement. His work has influenced modern entrepreneurship through the creation of tools and processes for new ventures which differ from those used in large companies.
"Customer Development says “Glad you have these hypotheses about your startup. All of them are probably wrong."
Warren Buffett
1930 – present
Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.
"The common intellectual theme of the investors from Graham-Doddsville is this: they search for discrepencies between the value of a business and the price of sm…"
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