Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2013

In my 21 years as an entrepreneur, I would come up for air once a month to religiously read the Harvard Business Review. The techniques invented in what has become the Lean Startup movement are now more than ever applicable to reinventing the modern corporation. Today, we’ve come full circle as Lean goes mainstream. Go read it.

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Technical Review Lean Venture Capital Customer Development 327

Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2019

Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures: The Business Model Canvas – to write down all the hypotheses about a new business; Customer Development – a process for testing those hypotheses outside the building; Agile Engineering – to rapidly build minimal viable products to test product/market fit.

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Lean Marketing Agile Customer Development 333

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 2, 2023

Interestingly, this weight loss journey is similar to the entrepreneur’s strategy for building and growing a lean business. So, What Exactly Is the Lean Method? Fortunately, and perhaps luckily, failure is an acceptable and essential component of the lean methodology. Let me explain.

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Lean South Korea Metrics Framework 98

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

This is the second in a three-part series that aims to help you understand the Traction Gap Framework® – a step-by-step approach that startup teams can use to go from ideation to preparing to scale. Read on to find out what exactly the “gap” in the Traction Gap Framework is and why traversing that gap is so critical to your success.

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Cleveland Framework Marketing Early Stage 150

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

In January, we introduced a new graduate course at Stanford called the " target="_blank">Lean LaunchPad. While we were going to teach theory and frameworks, these students were going to get a hands-on experience in how to start a new company. The Lean LaunchPad class was scheduled to meet for three hours once a week.

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Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 298

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Over the last three years our Lean LaunchPad / NSF Innovation Corps classes have been teaching hundreds of entrepreneurial teams a year how to build their startups by getting out of the building and testing their hypotheses behind their business model. Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Teaching.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

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Oakland Asia Lean Video 301

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Here’s how. Build-Measure-Learn.

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Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2013

In my 21 years as an entrepreneur, I would come up for air once a month to religiously read the Harvard Business Review. The techniques invented in what has become the Lean Startup movement are now more than ever applicable to reinventing the modern corporation. Today, we’ve come full circle as Lean goes mainstream. Go read it.

Technical Review 219

Technical Review Lean Venture Capital Customer Development 219

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

It has replaced how to write a business plan with hands-on Lean Startup methods. Over my career as a serial entrepreneur I observed that since the late 1990s, no early-stage Silicon Valley investor had used business plans to screen investments. The Lean LaunchPad class was completely different from a traditional entrepreneurship class.

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Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read. While the customer development framework of Four Steps is universally relevant, The Entrepreneur’s Guide updates its practices for modern startups. Many “airport business books&# urge entrepreneurs to never give in. I think theyve succeeded.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

ReadWriteStart

MAY 28, 2013

The lean startup – as envisioned and explained by Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, associate professor at Stanford University and ReadWrite contributor – is no longer just for startups. As Blank writes in HBR , “It’s already becoming clear that lean start-up practices are not just for young tech ventures.”

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Lean Startup Technical Review Business Model 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The Lean Startup is a process for turning ideas into commercial ventures. As an entrepreneur my problem was that I had too many ideas. I realized the innovation/entrepreneurship process needed a “foundation” – the skills and processes that kick-start an entrepreneurs imagination and creative juices.

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Entrepreneur Framework Lean Customer Development 335

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Another trend born in the omnichannel framework is the customer data platform (CDM). You can find the latest news in the form of newsletters in Lean Luxe , 2 PM , Chips + Dips , Retail Brew , The Hustle , and Vogue Business. In the meantime, Glossy reveals beauty brand trends, and Modern Retail unveils omnichannel trends.

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eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 15, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, January 15, 2010 Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Harvard Business Review) The next part in the series I am writing for Harvard Business Review is online. This time, Im discussing the challenge for corporate CFOs and VCs alike in holding entrepreneurs accountable. Read the rest here.

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Hockey Stick San Francisco Entrepreneur Lean 105

Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2016

We just finished the 6 th annual Lean LaunchPad class. For the last 6 years I’ve taught the Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford and Berkeley. Therefore, we developed the 8-week Lean LaunchPad class to teach students how to think about all the parts of building a business, not just the product. See all the presentations here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The Lean Startup at Agile Vancouver April 21st A surprising number of respondents in the latest Lessons Learned survey hail from one of the flourishing startup hubs in Canada. This workshop brings together leading thinkers from Lean Production and Lean software.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2019

by Scott Brown, Executive Director at UpRamp and author of “ (C)lean Messaging “ Every aspiring entrepreneur lives in pursuit of that lightbulb moment. As a former actor-turned-entrepreneur and eight-time startup founder, I’ve learned it’s all about breaking through the noise. What is (C)lean Messaging?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Lean Startup techniques have been taking off in the social-mission sector, helping people solve problems more effectively, and earning the name Lean Impact. We asked Christie to give a sense of how she sees the relationship between Lean Impact and Lean Startup.

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Lean San Francisco Metrics Angel Investor 167

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2020

While the Lean Startup was built with Business Model Canvas, Customer Development and Agile Engineering, there’s an additional tool — the Market Opportunity Navigator — that can help entrepreneurs discover new opportunities. Prioritize market opportunities smartly to set the boundaries for your lean experimentations.

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Customer Marketing Customer Development Lean 436

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a new book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

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Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2018

So lots of entrepreneurs skimp on this vital piece of work. Let me use the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework for product development to explain why. Reams have been written about the JTBD framework. Part of the art of using the JBTD framework well is picking the right level of detail to work at. An example from Photobox.

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Customer Framework Differentiation Customer Development 75

Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2019

I understand that many of you are in startup mode or still contemplating whether to embark on the risky business of becoming an entrepreneur. It is this idea of risk that is generally the first barrier for budding entrepreneurs. Not only for entrepreneurs, but investors too. Write a Lean Business Plan.

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Lean Balance Sheet Bankruptcy Business Model 93

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for T he Lean Startup Conference. We’ve posted the full program for The Lean Startup Conference , and it includes more than three days of events for Gold pass holders and six days of events for VIP pass holders. On the evening of December 8, Ignite Lean Startup kicks off the conference.

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Continuous Deployment Norway Lean Analytics 162

Up and Running

JANUARY 23, 2019

That final point may be the most prohibitive factor for aspiring entrepreneurs. Writing a Lean Business Plan and modeling different financial scenarios is a great way to make sure you’ve thought through every aspect of your hotel venture. You can download a free Lean Plan template to help you get started. Cons: Lack of autonomy.

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Software Review Las Vegas Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 83

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2015

It’s not a project management framework, as many mistakenly think, but rather a development philosophy centered on cross-functional, self-organizing teams. Many project management frameworks are rooted in agile, such as scrum, kanban, lean, and extreme programming (XP).

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Agile SCRUM Nashville Software Developers 100

Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

. — As Selections Committee chair for our Sacramento Angels investor group, I review applications from dozens of startup entrepreneurs looking for investment. moment for me was the realization that I could apply the IRL framework to dramatically improve the guidance and mentorship I was providing to startup company founders.

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Sacramento Framework Customer Development Lean 306

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2020

Or perhaps you would like to join a team creating a new business, or reinventing an existing business, and learn the lean startup techniques that will be critical to our recovery. Stanford’s Lean LaunchPad. Additional 5-day-long classes will explore Health, Travel and Hospitality, Food Service, Entertainment and Education.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Every so often a small business owner or a startup entrepreneur has to take a step back, breathe a deep breath, and look at your company with eyes wide open. “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.” ” – Tom Landry.

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San Francisco Harvest Lean Small Business 87

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

You’ll hear from Staples on the five positive emotions that are the most effective in content to get people to lean forward and share: happiness, awe, curiosity, empathy, and surprise. Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. Click here to listen to the episode. Click here to listen to the episode.

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Marketing Silicon Valley Cofounder Framework 91

Where to Play

MAY 28, 2019

The post How to Stop Playing “Target Market Roulette”: A new addition to the Lean toolset appeared first on Where to Play. This new framework can act as the front-end of Customer Development. The post How to Stop Playing “Target Market Roulette”: A new addition to the Lean toolset appeared first on Where to Play.

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Lean Marketing Framework Business Model 74

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

That doesn’t mean you need to stick to the exact business plan framework. . Pro Tip: Lean Startup Format. To explain or start your business quickly, you can consider a Lean startup business plan format. Business plan format. If you prefer a traditional business plan format, you should be very detail-oriented. .

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Business Plan Balance Sheet Lean Forecast 264

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions.

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The post is a great one, and it raises something I've been thinking a bit about lately, which is whether the lean start-up approach to building start-ups can be applied to industries beyond Internet/software. The case studies will go beyond Internet/software start-ups in exploring how other sectors can apply lean start-up theory.

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Venture Capital Lean Technical Review Software Review 37

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Traveling the past year, I have heard loud and clear that its time for the Lean Startup movement to enter its next phase. The focus is on case studies and real entrepreneurs. When I was a practicing entrepreneur, startup events usually made me crazy. I want to say a few words about why I am so excited about this event.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 120

Where to Play

APRIL 8, 2018

The post 5 Steps to Strengthen your Lean Startup Experimentations appeared first on Where to Play. Before you ‘get out of the building’: How to adopt a top-down orientation to improve your lean startup experimentations. Lean Startup , by Steve Blank and Eric Ries , is a great bottom-up approach.

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