Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. They launched an incubator for the top scientists and engineers in the U.S. 63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made 2,000 customer calls in 8 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. billion U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Complicating the development of a useful product is the stringent safety and compliance approval testing that varies based on country and industry. Businesses have a lot to think about when they have a new product idea and one missed step in the product development lifecycle can significantly impact business success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

In today’s world, one of the bottlenecks we have to innovation is the lack of software development talent. There have been some pretty good grass roots efforts at creating more development talent in the community—but they’ve been on smaller scales and heavily reliant on the volunteer efforts of a small number of dedicated people.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

While all the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ), Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, each of their journeys was unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies. Stay tuned.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

TRISTAR — Engineering its own success. An engineering services firm, TRISTAR is the first woman and minority-owned firm based in Indiana to offer the Department of Defense (DoD) technical support services. UEC Electronics — Engineering contracts. Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 20, 2023

Governments also sometimes fund charitable causes. For this reason, all organizations need to work toward developing a culture of cybersecurity. Board members must also develop policies and procedures for who can access information and how it may be used. Experts admit that there is no surefire way to prevent cyberattacks.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

Not only might data breaches damage a company’s reputation and lead to fines from government authorities, but they can also spur identity theft and account takeovers. Unfortunately, hackers may already be using AI to supercharge social engineering and phishing tactics. In turn, these activities could lead to increased chargebacks.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’ll also touch on AI ethics and governance, and point out some of the AI challenges and considerations your board should take note of. Boards must provide oversight of ethical AI as part of responsible governance. Google’s AI for Social Good – Partnerships with researchers, engineers and volunteers who share a focus on social impact.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2014

He’s helping city government in Philadelphia become more innovative by applying Lean startup methods and Philadelphia University’s innovation curriculum. I asked him to share an update on his work on teaching lean techniques to local governments. Building a Government Innovation Curriculum. Here’s the story of our journey.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition to providing customer care and assistance, a virtual assistant may also develop web pages or compose blog entries, administer email newsletters, carry out sales and marketing chores, generate sales leads, and conduct a variety of other jobs. To begin drop-shipping, you must locate a supplier and develop a website.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. According to tech recruiters , 2019 has brought a handful of tech jobs to the forefront, such as cyber security engineering, AI/machine learning and data scientists, to name a few. Developing a popular mobile scheduling app, they raised $1.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

No matter how many times companies and governments get in trouble for using people’s data to their advantage, (Can anyone say Facebook and Russia?), it’s still an important tool in societal development and user retention. Software engineers alone cannot simply design new apps and programs willy-nilly. Think about it.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax. Part 1 can be found here.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Besides getting love from a traditional search engine, you can also get additional free traffic from recommended and search engine features of video platforms. For instance, you can now see many non-government organizations using explainer videos to present their vision and objectives. Receive More Social Shares. Final Thoughts.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

. —— I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. a government that’s trying to help, but gets in the way. Government Funding: Tekes , Sitra , Finnvera , Finnish Investment Industry. 9-to-5 Venture Capital. Lack of Business Experience.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It didn’t become an innovation until it was developed and deployed at scale. Google, at the time, was overhauling the back end of their search engine. They built their search engine 20 years ago. Bigger jets, bigger engines, bigger ships, as opposed to the small changes that can make an enormous difference. Not inventors.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

No Knowledge of Computers Silicon Valley emerged from work in World War II led by Stanford professor Fred Terman developing microwave and electronics for Electronic Warfare systems. The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. Parker agreed to invest.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2018

The company which is known for making hardware tracking devices has fused its expertise in findables with the blockchain to develop a groundbreaking method of location data confirmation. The problem isn’t that multimillion dollar gaming companies or the United States government lack the talent to create robust code. The problem is GPS.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 25, 2024

Diligent and BoardEffect have written extensively about artificial intelligence (AI) over the years, from how nonprofit organizations can benefit to expert tips for AI implementation to guidance on AI governance. This focus on preparation needs to extend to AI governance itself, Dalton said. “I Highlights from our conversation follow.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

With each passing day, we hear of new leaks of information over the internet, including IDs and passwords, top-secret classified government data, credit card information, personal nude photos, and much more. Plus, practicing cybersecurity gets you a better ranking in search engines and reassures your site’s visitors of their own safety.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. And when the government tools to detect encrypted VPN’s get more sophisticated, (as it did last year), Chinese users just use stealthier tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

He developed and sold the property for a significant profit just a few years later. Evaluate common on-site and off-site risks and then develop incident management plans for every possible scenario. Now 56 years old, Lewis has owned real estate investment businesses for more than half his life. The Importance of Family and Community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. He was a very early employee of Facebook , and engineering director there through the moment it blew up. Now he’s VP of engineering at Dropbox , where he’s seeing similar growth. He’ll bring us real-world advice.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. MyUSA Simplifying the process of finding and accessing information and government services that are right for you. MyUSA is working to solve these problems.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada. India for the world” has traditionally focused on outsourcing and leveraging cost advantages, from customer service to product development. Reverse brain drain” “Reverse brain drain” is a real thing in India.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Recruiting New Members vs. Training Existing Members Having cyber-ready board members means more effective governance of those significant organization-wide cyber risks. Take advantage of supports and information available from the government and other agencies around best practice for nonprofits on cybersecurity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

7- Sustainable development Photo Credit: Peter Chatfield One area where I anticipate developments in my field to accelerate in 2023 is the field of sustainable development. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices should be at the core of a company's strategy in 2023. Thanks to Edward Mellett, WikiJob ! #7-

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

Mechanical Engineering. Any industry that involves machines and tech with lots of moving parts will hire a team of mechanical engineers. Software Development. We use it for pretty much everything you can name these days, from accounting to managing government records. Augmented and Virtual Reality Development.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Students formed teams, got out of the classroom and talked to the stakeholders and developed policy recommendations. government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. Government. Why This Class?

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

She’s also a professor at the University of Cincinnati in their Engineering department. Steve Jobs once challenged Obama to find him 30,000 engineers so he could build a plant in California. Unfortunately the US government has muddied the waters by not implementing real industrial and technology policies.

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