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2011

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm excited for 2011, and I want to share some of my plans for the coming year. I can't believe a whole year has passed since I wrote a blog post called " Towards a new entrepreneurship " laying out my priorities for 2010. Much more is needed, and 2011 will see the first few buds of that research project flower. Verdict: TBD.

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

Steve Blank

By now the nine teams in our Stanford Lean LaunchPad Class were formed, In the four days between team formation and this class session we tasked them to: Write down their initial hypotheses for the 9 components of their company’s business model (who are the customers? Consider if their business worth pursuing?

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and 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. It Started With An Idea.

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Teaching Entrepreneurship in “Chilecon Valley”

Steve Blank

This course brings to life in a very interesting way the idea we had with professor Rosa Alarcón, and it starts on January 2011 so when Steve Blank was visiting Chile this week, we told him about our course, and he offered all his help and experience to help us, and so we are very grateful to him.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. Better to do personal outreach to blogs/local media. Start a blog. Advertising. PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

The company already has paying customers and a validated business model. Abhijit foresees primarily a technology licensing business model whereby device vendors would be paying royalty per handset or tablet. PDT on the following dates: Thursday, June 23, 2011: Register Here. Thursday, June 30, 2011: Register Here.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

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. It Started with an Idea.

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