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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. “Customer Development” to test the hypotheses outside the building and. Customer Segments change over time. I-Corps @ NIH Lecture Order Details.

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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

Activities define the unique expertise your company needs to deliver the value proposition, customers, channels, customer relationships and/or revenue. (If The answer to that question is what goes in the “Resources” box on the canvas (and if third parties outside your company are going to provide it, in the Partners box.).

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From Idea To Execution: Building An Efficient Workflow For Your New Venture

The Startup Magazine

Start by defining your key resources, activities, and partners. Then, consider how you’ll reach your customers and what kind of relationship you want to build with them. It’s not just about a logo or a tagline; it’s the experience you promise your customers.

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

Steve Blank

Customer Development We were starting Epiphany, my last company. I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. This is more challengine than it appears, and method of insulation is supporting varied input channels.

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Teaching Entrepreneurship – By Getting Out of the Building

Steve Blank

I taught the class this semester with Ann Miura-Ko a partner at Maples Investments. This includes how the product gets distributed to your customers and how money flows back into your company. Customer Discovery. Regulation and Intellectual Property. Did they describe lifetime value of a customer?

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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

Bayh-Dole allowed for private ownership of government funded intellectual property developed in universities while the Orphan Drug Act created incentives for developing drugs for disorders afflicting fewer than 200,000 Americans. Lean VC’s are expert in on-line distribution, Agile and Customer Development.

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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. Intellectual Property Law For Startups Blog. Their Partners all come from industry, where each has held senior level executive positions delivering industry-leading products.