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The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

Steve Blank

So in 2011, with support from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (the entrepreneurship center in the Stanford Engineering School), we created a new capstone entrepreneurship class – the Lean LaunchPad. When we started this class, the concept of Lean (business models, customer development, agile, pivots, mvp’s) was new to everyone.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

9:33) Scaling Up Excellence , process debt, technical debt, and human capital debt, plus rapid prototyping during the pandemic. (13:58) 28:12) The pandemic as a moment to invest in people and technology, have a plan and execute. Highlights from the show: Carl details his background and experience. (4:22)

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Containing Growth Chaos: Five Things To Do When Your Company Is On The Upswing

YoungUpstarts

We see balance sheets go from being in the red to finally creeping into the black and, if we’re fortunate enough, beyond our wildest dreams. Despite the peaks and valleys in the economy, and the institution of more technologies, this figure has been pretty consistent for years. But by year 10, just one-third remain in operation.

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This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco…

Growthink Blog

A far bigger one is simply analyzing anything more than the barest minimum of balance sheet - "i.e. As in admitting that one is really not that serious about growing and sustaining a business of lasting value - one agile enough to adapt and evolve in the face of technological and marketplace change, and of competitive threat.

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Four New Types of CIO for the Future

www.readwriteweb.com

Past failures of enterprise technology to live up to its promises and ITs lack of agility caused by legacy technology have decreased the influence of the CIO, explained R "Ray" Wang in a piece for Forbes last year. If you want to read more, check out Wangs article for the Harvard Business Review. What do you think?

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The Very Best Digital Metrics For 15 Different Companies!

Occam's Razor

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. 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. Tech Support: Dell US. I am going to pick a whole bunch of different businesses (15 in all!),

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