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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. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies.

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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. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Oakland 313
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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. They know this and know that weapons that can be built at a fraction of the cost and upgraded via software will destroy their existing business models.

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Office of Naval Research (ONR) Goes Lean

Steve Blank

Rich realized that while the Department of Defense DoD spends a lot of money and has lots of requirements and acquisition processes, they don’t work well with a rapid innovation ecosystem. Prioritization : Once a list of innovation ideas has been refined by curation, it needs to be prioritized using the McKinsey Three Horizons Model.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

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. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

Oakland 278
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The Apple Watch – Tipping Point Time for Healthcare

Steve Blank

government via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The other interesting observation: Unlike other medical device companies, Apple’s current Watch business model is not dependent on getting insurers to pay for the watch. Much like the NIH SBIR program.) In the U.S. and/or the U.S. The Future.

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