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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: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. I like the term because of two connotations: Lean in the sense of low-burn.

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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. Customer Development Lean LaunchPad Life Sciences Teaching'

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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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Fear of Failure and Lack of Speed In a Large Corporation

Steve Blank

They’ve learned the best distribution channel to get the product from their company to the customer. In the last five years, as the need for continuous innovation in companies has become critical, Lean innovation methodologies (Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps) have also emerged. and how to price the product.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 8: Key Resources, Activities and Expense Model

Steve Blank

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). Any IP you need to license? Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching.

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Digital Technology MoshPit

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MoshPit has teams combine new technology with existing processes, products, IP, market insights, and services, in an exhaustive way. Less typical is asking how it might be combined (used) with sales, marketing, distribution, purchasing, or the customer service experience.