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.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

government reengineered its approach to building weapons. In a major break from the past, where the military designed all its own weapons, 10,000 scientists and engineers from academia worked in civilian-run weapons labs (most headquartered in universities) in an organization called the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD).

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Followed by an 8-minute slide presentation follow their customer discovery journey over the 10-weeks. All the presentations are worth a watch. Team: Panacea.

Oakland 278

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 278

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

They can do so because most have little legacy organizational baggage, no government overhead, some of the best software talent in the world, cheap manpower costs, no career risk when attempting new unproven feats and ultimately no fear of failure. Terrorists today live on the ‘net and they are all early adopters.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The size of the red bars (IPO’s) versus blue (mergers and acquisitions) illustrates that while venture-backed startups did get acquired, the IPO market was booming. This changed their interest from managing your board for their liquidity to managing the board for all shareholders. government for funding. Source: NVCA.).

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. We never seek any rights to give Amex preferential treatment at the time of a potential acquisition. Could they excel at customer development with enterprises? Mari has been a serial intrapreneur for a large part of her career.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

On September 7 th – 9 th we are holding our first Hacking for Defense & Diplomacy – class for Educators and Sponsors , training educators how to teach these classes in their universities and sponsors how to select problem sets and manage their teams. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. Sign up here.

Silicon Valley 130

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 130

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

On September 7 th – 9 th we are holding our first Hacking for Defense & Diplomacy – class for Educators and Sponsors , training educators how to teach these classes in their universities and sponsors how to select problem sets and manage their teams. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. Sign up here.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

First, I got to meet the faculty in both electrical/computer engineering and management and share what I’ve learned about Lean and the Lean LaunchPad class. with the product built incrementally and iteratively, as students acquire more customer feedback. government forcing them to take responsibility in protecting your data/money.

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Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut 263

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2016

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. And we will build a knowledge base of DOD/IC acquisition primers, customer development best practices, org charts, etc. What Surprised Us? What Would We Change?

Agile 120

Agile Security Audio Video 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

First, I got to meet the faculty in both electrical/computer engineering and management and share what I’ve learned about Lean and the Lean LaunchPad class. with the product built incrementally and iteratively, as students acquire more customer feedback. government forcing them to take responsibility in protecting your data/money.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

LSC: Tell us about the customer development you did for your book: Alistair: We''ve been thrilled at how Lean Analytics seemed to resonate with founders. The dominant channel by which we reach customers is the Internet, whether you''re a small local restaurant on Yelp or a global maker of tissue paper.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

It also causes them to miss the numerous other kinds of startups that appear in less-glamorous settings: inside enterprises, non-profits, and even governments. To see proof of this, simply observe the results of the large majorities of corporate acquisitions of startups. Wrong again. What is a startup? Wrong again.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco Startup Lean Continuous Deployment 168

Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2021

A week ago I got invited to an “innovation hero” award ceremony at a government agency. And then she fought with the acquisition folks to buy the trivial amount of additional hardware needed to connect it. Sadly, this wasn’t a single act of bad management or malice. Blah blah blah and a $100 bonus.”

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Non-Compete Government Incubator Design 436

Steve Blank

JANUARY 8, 2019

It’s one of the quickest ways to describe and prioritize innovation ideas in a large company or government agency. However, in the 21 st century the Three Horizons model has a fatal flaw that could put companies out of business and government agencies behind their adversaries. Serviceability, maintainability, completeness, scale, etc.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. By doing the job.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2010

The other founder, the business guy, managed to get its product legislated into consumer electronics devices. And year after year he managed to come out on top renewing the licensing contracts with Hollywood studios, (who were no pushovers in negotiations). It was impressive. We Think We Need Some Technology Advice. Distracted.

Silicon Valley 273

Silicon Valley Cofounder Acquisition Kansas 273

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Eight teams spoke to over 800 beneficiaries, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. of Management Science and Engineering.

Silicon Valley 197

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 197

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Each of their slide presentations follow their customer discovery journey. Watching them I was left with wonder and awe about what they accomplished in 10 weeks.

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Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 185

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Government grants – Credit cards / debt. Just ensure you understand your numbers and manage them well. $50 Hi Dan, Can you share on what is your strategy in getting customers ? How did you get your first customer and what works/didn’t work along the process? Acquisition / Lifetime Value, etc. P.S. Do #1.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

" => I have not bothered to put up a landing page, survey to test customer demand, or done any customer development whatsoever. "Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?" Would that take away my right to talk about successful entrepreneurs and top managers?

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