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Teaching Entrepreneurship in “Chilecon Valley”

Steve Blank

Then we saw the great alignment between the Customer Development Model and the Agile software development methodologies so we decided to create the course IIC3515 “Workshop of Entrepreneurship with Software” that applies both models to develop real software products with customers from the startup ideas of the students.

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James Weintraub Discusses His 10 Steps To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Validating your business idea will help you identify any potential roadblocks or adjustments needed before investing significant time and resources. Step 3: Create A Solid Business Plan A well-crafted business plan is a roadmap for success.

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

The class was designed to teach educators (and the adjunct entrepreneurs that support them) the Lean LaunchPad approach (Business Model Design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) for teaching entrepreneurship. Starting a business is a hands-on endeavor, and I am thrilled when my students take action and execute.

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Amazing lean startup resources

Startup Lessons Learned

For the many entrepreneurs that send me cold emails asking for me to review a business plan or answer a strategic dilemma: Im much more likely to answer if youve already tried getting an answer on the mailing list. Youll probably get a better result, anyway. Youll probably get a better result, anyway. Expo SF (May. Amazon PostRank

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Lessons Learned: What is customer development?

Startup Lessons Learned

This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Most likely, your business plan is loaded with opinions and guesses, sprinkled with a dash of vision and hope. Expo SF (May.

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Entrepreneurs Experience – Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank

The class was designed to teach educators (and the adjunct entrepreneurs that support them) the Lean LaunchPad approach (Business Model Design, Customer Development and Agile Engineering) for teaching entrepreneurship. Starting a business is a hands-on endeavor, and I am thrilled when my students take action and execute.

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. But when it comes to the specific of a product release, business plan, or marketing launch, all that matters is: do we have a strong hypothesis that will enable us to learn? If so, execute, iterate, and learn.