Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

They pay expenses in a formal 3-month program while a startup builds something impressive enough to raise money on a larger scale. The globalization of entrepreneurship means the worldwide pool of potential startups has increased at least ten fold since the turn of this century. or Euro-centric phenomenon. Happy Thanksgiving.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2013

Received an email the other day about a celebration / competition focusing on business models and customer development. is an exciting global student startup competition designed to provoke and reward undergraduate students from any discipline who can. Check out the USASBE Launch competition website. USASBE Launch!

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford's Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Steve Blank is a retired serial entrepreneur, educator, thought leader and creator of the rigorous "Customer Development" methodology detailed in his book, "The Four Steps to the Epiphany."

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

What we didn’t envision was that one creative corporate VP would take that post and build a world-class corporate innovation program around it. For most big, established companies like us, our business models were developed years—even decades ago. And this has created a global entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Over the years we brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. Entrepreneurs in Bend.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Short, well-told customer story videos proved most powerful, exponentially increasing engagement and lead generation for Intel. Community marketing is the best way to leverage Rock Star customers. Even if you’re a global firm, it’s a good idea to restore community marketing.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

They need to get creative about bringing customers into these programs. Intel, for example, credits well-designed customer testimonials and other customer content for an explosion in the creation of qualified prospective customer interest and inquiries through its once-lagging social media and web marketing efforts.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. Filed under: Customer Development. We learned that if you are building a product for enterprises, start with the East Coast.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. Filed under: Customer Development. We learned that if you are building a product for enterprises, start with the East Coast.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Policy Studies program that will be first offered in the Fall of 2016. Advance democracy, human rights, and other global interests. Support U.S.

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. Jim lectures at University of California Santa Barbara and elsewhere on the process of discovering successful business models.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Policy Studies program that will be first offered in the Fall of 2016. Advance democracy, human rights, and other global interests. Support U.S.

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Lean Government Agile Africa 120

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

— I just watched a very smart company try to manage innovation by hiring a global consulting firm to offload engineering from “distractions.” So, in response the company had hired a global consulting firm to help solve the problem. One of the quickest ways to sort innovation ideas is to use the McKinsey Three Horizons Model.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. No MBA business model would ever come out with, “Hey we’re going to go target the academics.”

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. No MBA business model would ever come out with, “Hey we’re going to go target the academics.”

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Do some Customer Development instead. You have to know your business model. Most startups launch before theyve figured out what business theyre in. If the product needs to be tweaked just a little bit in order to convert users into customers, you want to figure that out before the launch. Gattiker said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

For example, IMVU’s early business model was made possible by Paypal’s easy self-serve and open access payment system. Instead, techniques like Five Whys teach us to view the entire application and product development team as one integrated system. No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. UCL Advances : UCL Advances stimulates collaboration among researchers, business and investors driving innovations that benefit society and the economy. Tnufa – Startup Promotion Program (Hebr. Benhamou Global Ventures. Codeacademy. Lean Methodology Sources.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. I’m learning how to program. Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask.

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