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Lean LaunchPad – For Deep Science and Technology

Steve Blank

We just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology. This allowed us to emphasize how to differentiate a technical spec from a value proposition and expand on the parts of the business model that are unique for science and engineering startups.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web. Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. End of theory.&#

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

Berkeley and NCIIA , Jerry Engel and I first offered the Lean LaunchPad Educators Class. The class was designed to teach educators (and the adjunct entrepreneurs that support them) the Lean LaunchPad approach (Business Model Design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) for teaching entrepreneurship.

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Traction Metrics Seed Real Startup Funding And Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s business momentum, independent of whether you have a product delivered, proven the business model, or significantly penetrated the opportunity. Admittedly, it’s not as precisely defined as financial ratios, but every savvy business person recognizes traction when they see it.

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

Berkeley and NCIIA , Jerry Engel and I first offered the Lean LaunchPad Educators Class. The class was designed to teach educators (and the adjunct entrepreneurs that support them) the Lean LaunchPad approach (Business Model Design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) for teaching entrepreneurship.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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What do investors REALLY want?

Up and Running

If you have good experience then the VC will be leaning forward for the rest of the presentation.”. Make no mistake, you will need to have a business model or a business plan that shows just where you sit in relation to your competitors. Market Share and a Competitive Advantage. “We We don’t have a monopoly.