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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

We’ve pivoted our Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum. — 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. . The Lean LaunchPad is now being taught in over 100 universities.

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Lessons Learned in Diagnostics

Steve Blank

This post is part of our series on the National Science Foundation I-Corps Lean LaunchPad class in Life Science and Health Care at UCSF. Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. It includes reimbursement, regulation, IP, validation, channel access, etc. Part 3: described what we’re going to do about it.

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The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Everyone has their own definition of momentum (user numbers, revenue, channel partners, biz dev deals, whatever). If you have good experience then the VC will be leaning forward for the rest of the presentation. They might want you to start lean. What about Product / IP? That’s not an M? It’s a P.

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Is This Startup Ready For Investment?

Steve Blank

The startups in our Lean LaunchPad classes and the NSF I-Corps incubator use LaunchPad Central to collect a continuous stream of data across all the teams. Recently we ran a Lean LaunchPad for Life Sciences class with 26 teams of clinicians and researchers at UCSF. Investment Readiness Level (IRL) for Corporations and Investors.

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The Lean LaunchPad – Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Management Science

Steve Blank

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. How does it differ on the web versus other channels? Did anything change about Value Proposition or Customers/Users or Channel? Direct channels, indirect channels, OEM.

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Lesson Learned in Medical Devices

Steve Blank

This post is part of our series on the National Science Foundation I-Corps Lean LaunchPad class in Life Science and Health Care at UCSF. It’s Lean, it’s fast, it works and it’s unlike anything else ever done. Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Customer Development Lean LaunchPad Life Sciences Teaching'

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

Steve Blank

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?! This is more challengine than it appears, and method of insulation is supporting varied input channels. That’s not found in a set of slides.