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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 4: Customer Hypotheses

Steve Blank

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This week they were testing who the customer, user, payer for the product will be (and discovering if they have a multi-sided business model , one with both buyers and sellers.) This post is part four. Syllabus is here.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 2: Business Model Hypotheses

Steve Blank

Our new Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Lee Redden (MSME Robotics, Jun 2011) Research in haptic devices, autonomous systems and surgical robots, BSME (U Nebraska at Lincoln), Family Farms in Nebraska. This post is part two. Part one is here. Syllabus here.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

through the Lean Launchpad class. He wanted to fly out to Stanford and sit in the Lean LaunchPad class about to start in the engineering school. Principal Investigator: Stephen DiMagno University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Technology.

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