Steve Blank

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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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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

What gets lost when a large company looks at the rationale for an acquisition (IP, team, product, users) is that startups are run by founders searching for a business model. If the startup is acquired for its IP, talent or revenue, it should be rapidly integrated into the acquirer. Lessons Learned.

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Qualcomm’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – Lessons Learned (Part 2)

Steve Blank

Doing so meant they would have to take risks for IP acquisition and customer/market risks outside their experience or comfort zone. It gets really tough when these projects are launched and have to fight for survival against current corporate business models.

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Fear of Failure and Lack of Speed In a Large Corporation

Steve Blank

They know the activities, resources and partners (manufacturing, regulation, IP, supply chain, etc.) – and the costs to deliver the product/service and have well defined product development and product management tools that emphasize the linear nature of shipping products to existing customers. and how to price the product.

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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?!

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 8: Key Resources, Activities and Expense Model

Steve Blank

His lecture covered: What resources do you need to build your business? Any IP you need to license? Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching. So who better to have as a surprise guest lecturer for our last class than Alexander Osterwalder himself. How many people?

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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.” are what make it a business, 2) business plans are fine for large companies where there is an existing market, existing product and existing customers. . This class is not about how to write a business plan.

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