Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. Team Fleetwise – Vehicle Fleet Management. All the presentations are worth a watch.

Lean 385

Lean Security Asia SBIR 385

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup.

Oakland 301

Oakland Asia Lean Video 301

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup.

Oakland 266

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 266

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2015

Prior to joining the company in July 2014, Tim spent seven years at Intuit where he served as director of strategy and corporate development, head of product management for the interventional versions of QuickBooks and Payroll, and global customer care leader for QuickBooks Online.

Afghanistan 60

Afghanistan Florida Global Developer 60

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

have these stories of kids who are in Taliban-controlled, Afghanistan, and young girls were forbidden from going to school who are using Khan Academy in that way. My first job was a Product Manager at Oracle, then I worked at a tech startup called meVC. It was really myself and my boss, who was our portfolio manager.

California 60

California Silicon Valley Framework China 60