Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We think teaching teams a formal methodology around the Lean Framework (Business Model design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) is a natural evolution of how successful incubators/accelerators will build startups. The next customer segment we tried was startup founders.

Lean 315

Lean Customer Development Sales Cycle Business Model 315

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

To move innovation faster, we now have 21 st century tools — Business Model Canvas , Customer Development , Agile Engineering – all adding up to a Lean Startup. Here the company is essentially incubating a startup. Fast forward to today. We can adapt these startup tools for use inside the corporation. Do it Again!?

Lean 120

Lean Management Business Model Incubator 120

Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

Investors sitting through Incubator or Accelerator demo days have three metrics to judge fledgling startups – 1) great looking product demos, 2) compelling PowerPoint slides, and 3) a world-class team. data that investors, accelerators and incubators can use to inform selection. But the ‘ah-hah!’ Enables better mentoring.

Sacramento 306

Sacramento Framework Customer Development Lean 306

Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

The founder of this 1964 Silicon Valley startup was Bill Perry. His work at ESL made him one of the 10 founders of National Reconnaissance. If you’ve been reading along so far, you know that this class is not an extended hackathon nor is it a 10-week long incubator. Dr. Perry eventually became the 19th secretary of defense.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley San Diego Technical Review Incubator 120

Eric Friedman

JUNE 16, 2016

They are incredible founders, with amazing backgrounds, working on great ideas. Expa is a startup studio that works with founders to develop and launch new products. This experience has been integrated into a platform to help founders increase their startup’s chance of success.

Founder 60

Founder Framework Limited Partner Programming 60

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

Matt Weingart, program development manager in the Strategic Development Office at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Takashi Tsutsumi and Masato Iino , founders of Learning Entrepreneur’s Lab in Japan. The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S.

Channel 120

Channel Japan Bosnia Silicon Valley 120

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Tactics were discussed out of context, and there wasnt an overarching framework for figuring out what works for what kinds of companies, industries, and stages of growth. Meetup groups, universities, incubators, and anyone else who wants to get together to watch is welcome to do so.

San Francisco 120

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 120