Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

We’ve pivoted our Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum. We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. The Lean LaunchPad is now being taught in over 100 universities. So why change something that worked so well?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

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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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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?!

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

They’ve learned the best distribution channel to get the product from their company to the customer. In the last five years, as the need for continuous innovation in companies has become critical, Lean innovation methodologies (Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps) have also emerged. and how to price the product.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). After a week of hectic customer discovery , the team further refined their new business model.

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South Dakota Business Model Lean United States 217

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? No investor cares about a business plan. Warning: Typos, run-on sentences, and crappy formatting. They care about real product.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. IP Location Tools. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â?? Lean project management. Codeacademy. Steve Blank. SW Courses. Part 1- Intro. Part 4- Closing.

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