Steve Blank

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Fly High

Steve Blank

The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. I was surprised how interested the faculty was in exploring whether the Capstone class could be modified to use the Customer Development process to get input from potential “customers” inside the Air Force. Air Force Customer Development Lean LaunchPad'

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Fly High

Steve Blank

The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. I was surprised how interested the faculty was in exploring whether the Capstone class could be modified to use the Customer Development process to get input from potential “customers” inside the Air Force. The Air Force, originally part of the U.S.

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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

checking out the shopping in Georgetown, saw beautiful horse country in Pennsylvania and upstate NY and headed down into the bays and coves of Connecticut filled with sailboats. We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made ~ 2,000 customer calls in 10 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. Principal Investigator: Yu Lei University of Connecticut. We now know how to reduce customer and market risk for new ventures. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Technology.

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