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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 4: Customer Hypotheses

Steve Blank

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Last week the teams were testing their hypotheses about their Value Proposition (their company’s product or service.) Many of them had heard the phrase “product/market fit” before, but now they were living it.

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Open to All: Scholarships for The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We’re dedicated to making The Lean Startup Conference unlike other entrepreneurship conferences. As Lean Startup takes root around the world, we’d like to learn from and help people working in geographically diverse areas connect with each other.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 2: Business Model Hypotheses

Steve Blank

Our new Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. what’s the product? Lee Redden (MSME Robotics, Jun 2011) Research in haptic devices, autonomous systems and surgical robots, BSME (U Nebraska at Lincoln), Family Farms in Nebraska. This post is part two.

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Strategies to Increase Your Construction Business Revenue

Up and Running

Use good years to buffer lean years. A handy rule is to expect three lean years for every seven good years. All these things can help you meet job tasks more productively and profitably. Lumber and manufactured wood products alone can make up to 35 percent of construction waste. Find profitable niches to focus on.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

through the Lean Launchpad class. He wanted to fly out to Stanford and sit in the Lean LaunchPad class about to start in the engineering school. Pilot Production Of Large Area Uniform Single-Crystal Graphene Films. Principal Investigator: Stephen DiMagno University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Chemicals & Allied Products. Fabricated Metal Products. Food and Kindred Products. Leather and Leather Products. Lumber and Wood Products. Paper & Allied Products. Rubber and Plastic Products.