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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. — Over the last three years the Lean LaunchPad class has started to replace the last century’s “how to write a business plan” classes as the foundation for entrepreneurial education.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Nonprofit – An organization whose mission primarily isn’t to make profits for the owners but to channel revenue it generates to fund a social mission or cause. Before making the decision, understand the features of each business structure and how they align with your business goals and needs. Get business insurance.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

Remember, the definition of a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. ( A business model is all the parts of a strategy necessary to deliver a product to a customer and make money from it. Lessons Learned. Acquirers need a formal integration and on-boarding process.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

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Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

Throw in the Zuckerberg at Harvard story--or rather Harvard "losing" Facebook and you wind up with a lot of schools wanting to figure out how the next big business can wind up on campus. They don't have great marketing channels to those clubs and the faculty don't advocate for participation as part of your education.

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The Lean LaunchPad – Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Management Science

Steve Blank

Many entrepreneurship courses focus on teaching students “how to write a business plan.” If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I believe that: 1) a product is just a part of a startup, but understanding customers, channel, pricing, etc. This class is not about how to write a business plan.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

No business plan survives first contact with customers The real value is finding the product/market fit. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy » 24 Responses Tweets that mention Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?!