Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

In 1985 the University of Miami held the first national business plan competition. I began formulating the key ideas around what became the Lean Startup – that startups and existing companies were distinctly different – companies execute business models while startups search for them. Let’s Teach Lean Via Experiential Learning.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

We need to wait for the government to fix it." Government is. But at the same time, if schools get closed or weird, you can lean much more heavily on them. If school has to close, if it's shift based, whatever, just lean as heavy as you need to lean on Khan Academy. I don't know. First of all, just thank you.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

What if, as you’re getting ready to harvest your first batch, you then find out that all the demand for passion fruit is centered in Southern California, and not in Miami like you thought? For links to lenders, I recommend using Start2Farm, a government website that lists reliable resources and lenders you can approach for funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

I had an emotional call with Herb Scannell who flew out to Philadelphia, Cleveland and Miami in three successive weeks to canvass door-to-door. Jacob will grow up knowing that anything is possible in America if we preserve our democracy and learn to govern together. Brent Weinstein who is also going to Nevada to help canvass.

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