Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The cross-disciplinary class brings students from widely divergent backgrounds together in teams of three to five, each aiming to tackle a gnarly international problem vexing Foggy Bottom in just 10 weeks by applying Lean LaunchPad methodology. Some teams got a quick crash course in turf wars and Government Bureaucracy 101. “In

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Lean Saudi Arabia Austria Silicon Valley 278

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

He staffed it with his lab managers who built the first electronic warfare and electronic intelligence systems in WWII. They’re the first sponsors of the new Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford that Joe Felter , Raj Shah , and I have started. Train national security innovators. Gordian What?

Security 393

Security Silicon Valley Russia China 393

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

So, no project can have fewer than, say, three people dedicated to it, plus people management and possibly some form of Product or Project Management. “The future is inherently unpredictable,” insists the small company, spurred on by Lean and Agile mindsets. Recruiting. Technology & Infrastructure.

Government 223

Government Startup Cofounder Technical Support 223

Board Effect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Benefits of Generative AI for Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations and associations typically run on tight budgets and lean staff numbers. Nonprofits must ensure compliance with data privacy laws and adopt robust security measures to protect sensitive information and while maintaining donor trust.

Generative AI 98

Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review Technical Review 98

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. The National Science Foundation, National Security Agency and the Common Mission Project have helped promote the expansion of the methodology worldwide.).

Oakland 312

Oakland Asia Lean Video 312

VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

As Viola points out, there are 5 main barriers to adoption: Security, privacy, intellectual property, performance, and cost. With that being said, corporates have generally leaned in to the generative AI trend and are currently working out their own strategy to implement generative AI and automation into their products safely.

Generative AI 109

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Open Source 109

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

. — I just watched a very smart company try to manage innovation by hiring a global consulting firm to offload engineering from “distractions.” An existing company or government organization is primarily organized for day-to-day execution of its current business processes or mission. Security issues. Legal issues.

Incubator 316

Incubator Curation Engineer Government 316

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, our DoD and national security agencies are running as hard as they can just to stay in place, but our adversaries are continually innovating faster than our traditional systems can respond. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. Newell ran the U.S.

Community 232

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 232

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The cross-disciplinary class brings students from widely divergent backgrounds together in teams of three to five, each aiming to tackle a gnarly international problem vexing Foggy Bottom in just 10 weeks by applying Lean LaunchPad methodology. Some teams got a quick crash course in turf wars and Government Bureaucracy 101. “In

Lean 120

Lean Saudi Arabia Austria Silicon Valley 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean 181

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 181

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean 181

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 181

Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Policy Studies program that will be first offered in the Fall of 2016. The management of all these relationships is called diplomacy. Support U.S.

Lean 164

Lean Government Agile Africa 164

Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

And there are more to come: your first job, getting married, buying a house, having a child, becoming a manager, starting a company, retirement – and eventually commencement speaker. Over the last decade I’ve watched the Lean Startup approach to entrepreneurship take off. In 33% of the commencement speeches this year, 2.8

Lean 223

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

Board Effect

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Management is doing the things right; leadership is doing the right things: This Peter Drucker quote is one of Ellen Glasgow’s greatest inspirations. Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” -Peter Drucker, Author The Effective Executive. About Ellen Glasgow.

Leadership 78

Leadership Technical Review Lean Government 78

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I’m teaching my first non-lean start up class in a decade at Stanford next week; Technology, Innovation and Modern War : Keeping America’s Edge in an Era of Great Power Competition. The output of these classes is providing hundreds of solutions to critical national security problems every year. — Why This Course?

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Artificial Inteligence Technology North Korea Iran 374

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. Take a look and judge for yourself.

Fractional CTO 158

Fractional CTO Government Technical Review Analytics 158

Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Policy Studies program that will be first offered in the Fall of 2016. The management of all these relationships is called diplomacy. Support U.S.

Lean 120

Lean Government Agile Africa 120

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

We have also managed our company budgets successfully and avoided unnecessary spending. I'm proud that we've managed to bring in more clients and keep our existing clients happy. I'm proud of the fact that we've managed to bring down costs and managed to solve many of the problems we initially had.

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Entrepreneur Jordan Employee Revenue 125

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Do you have a strong management team in place? . But particularly when you’re running lean and mean, you may not have native expertise in every aspect of managing a startup. Linking to government and academic websites can be an effective SEO tactic. Is there a well-defined, sustainable market for your product?

Marketing 142

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting 142

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 21, 2020

We just held our seventh session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Lean, MVPs and the DOD. And the backend requires things in addition to a common foundation, a data management platform, open API, is all the T&E tools, everything should be available to everybody in the Department of Defense.

Artificial Inteligence 277

Artificial Inteligence Technology Agile Architecture 277

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

But all of those meals that we have been providing for the last 14 years, qualify for the federal subsidy programs that are designed to increase food security for kids and families in low income areas. We had just started expanding into some senior meal programs. So both of those things happened at once. What is our super power?

Cofounder 60

Cofounder Security Founder Entrepreneur 60

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. Our goal was to teach both theory and practice. Team: Embargo NK.

Oakland 277

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 277

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

To secure your funding, you must establish the feasibility of your idea through proper planning and implementation. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Government programs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Pre-Requisites of Funding.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Building and learning how to manage a basic website could be a huge marketing asset for Sedibeng. Developing an efficient employee onboarding process and training program will be increasingly critical to the company’s ability to grow and manage culture. . See Also: The Complete Sedibeng Breweries Business Plan. Expansion.

Botswana 148

Botswana Business Plan Oregon Distribution 148

Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Up until now, we have lived in a space where we depended on outside forces like the government and society to take care of us. For example, people felt as though entrepreneurship was a gamble and a 9-to-5 job meant financial security. You can’t always depend on an employer, the government, or society to support you.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 143

Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

One of the most important lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Dropbox is to adopt the lean start-up methodology and start. They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. Workiva helps companies manage and work.

Artificial Inteligence 76

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 76

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Note: The Hacking for Defense class was designed as “fundamental research” to be shared broadly and the results are not subject to restriction for proprietary or national security reasons.

Southern California 181

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 181

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

His groups whole-heartedly adopted and adapted Lean. 14 different innovation teams were going through a 3-month I-Corps/Lean LaunchPad program to validate product/market fit. The division general managers have verbally given us their support. Execution organizations now manage both execution and innovation.

Finance 248

Finance Lean Metrics Programming 248

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

government organizations who want to a more efficient way to deliver needed solutions with speed and urgency to their stakeholders. Our goal was to scale these classes across the US giving students the opportunity to perform national service by getting solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods.

San Diego 158

San Diego Developer Los Angeles Afghanistan 158

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

It combines the same Lean Startup Methodology used by the National Science Foundation to commercialize science, with the rapid problem sourcing and curation methodology developed on the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq by Colonel Pete Newell and the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. Their sponsors agreed.

Silicon Valley 193

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 193

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

On September 7 th – 9 th we are holding our first Hacking for Defense & Diplomacy – class for Educators and Sponsors , training educators how to teach these classes in their universities and sponsors how to select problem sets and manage their teams. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. Sign up here.

Silicon Valley 129

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 129

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Join a select cross-disciplinary class that will put you hands-on with the masters of lean innovation to help bring rapid-fire innovative solutions to address threats to our national security. Targeting, assessments, technology, recipes, and tactics all flow at the speed of a Lean Startup. Hacking for Defense (H4D) @ Stanford.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

Todd Branchflower was one of my Lean LaunchPad students entrepreneurial enough to convince the Air Force send him to Stanford to get his graduate engineering degree. First, I got to meet the faculty in both electrical/computer engineering and management and share what I’ve learned about Lean and the Lean LaunchPad class.

Silicon Valley 262

Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut 262

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

On September 7 th – 9 th we are holding our first Hacking for Defense & Diplomacy – class for Educators and Sponsors , training educators how to teach these classes in their universities and sponsors how to select problem sets and manage their teams. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. Sign up here.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

government organizations who want to a more efficient way to deliver needed solutions with speed and urgency to their stakeholders. Our goal was to scale these classes across the US giving students the opportunity to perform national service by getting solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods.

San Diego 120

San Diego Developer Los Angeles Afghanistan 120