Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Jeff served in the U.S.

Oakland 306

Oakland Asia Lean Video 306

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. Reorganize DoD Acquisition and Sustainment to create and buy from new 21st century arsenals – new shipyards, drone manufacturers, etc.

Ukraine 287

Ukraine China Private Equity Russia 287

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Since most of our lives are governed by maintenance, innovation becomes a form of deviating from the norm and creating constructive conflict. The closing panel on Day 1 felt like the start of a witty punchline, “A startup founder, a government official, and a venture capitalist walk into a room…”?—?what

SBIR 48

SBIR Government Venture Capital Startup 48

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. And so this very agile, iterative process of bringing new technologies and prototyping systems.

Technology 308

Technology China United States Government 308

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. Putting lean principles into NGA’s acquisition practices. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean 178

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 178

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. Putting lean principles into NGA’s acquisition practices. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean 178

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 178

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. Terrorists today live on the ‘net and they are all early adopters. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Team: Panacea. Jeff served in the U.S.

Oakland 271

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 271

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Special Operations Command) to continue prototyping over the summer. Multiple teams have been engaged by government, prime contractor and VC firms for follow-on discussions/engagements. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class.

Silicon Valley 129

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 129

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2020

They’re usually put in place to help govern the overall approach to customer-centricity and experimentation, setting working practices across teams (e.g., agile methodologies, aligning tools stacks). acquisition, conversion, onboarding, activation, etc.). In other cases, it’s a permanent fixture and a source of innovation.

Customer 74

Customer Conversion Dividend Software Review 74

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

As marketing channels that once brought in endless streams of new customers mature, those streams can quickly become mere trickles, as a result of anything from new competition, to changes in consumer behavior (often brought about by technology, like the shift to mobile), to new rules that govern the channel. Image Source. Taking Moonshots.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Special Operations Command) to continue prototyping over the summer. Multiple teams have been engaged by government, prime contractor and VC firms for follow-on discussions/engagements. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. This can be particularly true in the government where the acquisition lifecycle imposes “shipbuilding timelines” on information technology systems. Always Be Measuring.

Framework 323

Framework Lean Metrics Government 323

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. This can be particularly true in the government where the acquisition lifecycle imposes “shipbuilding timelines” on information technology systems. Always Be Measuring.

Framework 323

Framework Lean Metrics Government 323

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

With the nature of work changing, the core skills entrepreneurs need to know to become practitioners are actually core skills that everybody will need to know to get a job: creativity, agility, resilience, tenacity, curiosity. PB: Everyone looks for a turnkey solution. “I want a low overhead, self-guided solution.”

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Team: TrackID. Jeff served in the U.S.

Southern California 168

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 168

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2016

First was to teach students to develop the mindset, reflexes, agility and resilience an entrepreneur needs to make decisions at speed and with urgency in a chaotic and uncertain world. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Agile 120

Agile Security Audio Video 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. While individual VC’s inside venture firms specialized in particular domains (PC’s, peripherals, semiconductors, test equipment, operating systems, applications, etc.,) Lean VC’s are expert in on-line distribution, Agile and Customer Development.

Lean 260

Lean Internet Silicon Valley Venture Capital 260

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

Unfortunately the class operates much like the military acquisition system: the project specification has minimal input from real world users, the product gets built with a waterfall engineering process, and there’s no input on whether the product actually meets real world needs until the product is delivered. While the U.S.

Silicon Valley 258

Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut 258

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts are comfortable operating with ambiguity and incompleteness, while all others chase perfection in implementation / processing / reports. 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. We have to really get good at this.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. 21 st Century Frogman.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 185

Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

Governance/Control – Founder/CEO Mark Pincus has sold a good amount of his stock and owns <20% of shares outstanding, but now essentially has unilateral voting control of the company. Same is true when you look at actual cash in and out the door… Zynga’s operations generated $146M in positive cashflow in 1H 2012.

Stock 160

Stock LBO .Net Valuation 160

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As a formal method, the Lean Startup consists of three parts: The Business Model Canvas – to frame hypotheses, Customer Development – to test those hypotheses in front of customers, and Agile Engineering – to build Minimum Viable Products to maximize learning. Does legal need to sign off for cyber operations?

Business Model 120

Business Model Revenue Channel Community 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

Unfortunately the class operates much like the military acquisition system: the project specification has minimal input from real world users, the product gets built with a waterfall engineering process, and there’s no input on whether the product actually meets real world needs until the product is delivered. While the U.S.

Silicon Valley 152

Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut 152

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. Innovation in an existing company is not just the sum of great technology, key acquisitions, or smart people. One of the interesting innovation challenges I’ve encountered centers on a company’s culture.

Startup 120

Startup Silicon Valley Incubator Matching 120

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

But IMO it’ll take a “big bang” multi-party effort rather than an incremental innovation, so it’ll favor large organizations (big companies and/or governments) rather than startups. Government fiat. Canadian operator Rogers filed to become a bank last year.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2016

What guarantees that agility and innovation are present in your analytics practice? If you are a government analytics team, you are wasting time. Online, offline, mobile, acquisition, brand love, relationships, product pimping, community stewardship and so much more! That is what you want. So, what do you have?

Analytics 60

Analytics DC Software Review Leadership 60