Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2021
While all the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ), Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, each of their journeys was unique. This was followed by an 8-minute slide presentation describing their customer discovery journey over the 10 weeks. interviews (a national H4D class record.)
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 22, 2020
For instance, an AI system may be able to streamline the talent acquisition process by vetting applicants’ resumes and filtering out unqualified candidates. Christa Martin is a Chief Outsiders CMO based in San Diego, California.
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Occam's Razor
MAY 2, 2017
The challenge I want to take on is to be specific in the recommendations make, and to share how we can be very nimble and agile. tearsofpain One way of removing silos and focusing on the entire business is to leverage Acquisition, Behavior and Outcome metrics. You’ll see three consistent patterns in the thinking expressed below.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. What’s the customer acquisition cost? Who influences a sale? Who recommends a sale? Who is the decision maker?
Steve Blank
AUGUST 31, 2009
The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.) So what’s wrong the product development model? Where Are the Customers?
Agile VC
JUNE 30, 2016
GM’s acquisition of Cruise Automation for $1 billion about 3 months ago has been a sort of Sputnik moment for self-driving cars. Subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007 had better results, and the 2007 event was the first actually staged on roads… albeit an abandoned military base in California.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 1, 2016
Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here? Result: Hell yes. Fifth , would other schools be interested in offering this class? 15 more schools are in the pipeline. Lessons Learned.
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