Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I’ve been asked to talk today about the future of Innovation – typically that involves giving you a list of hot technologies to pay attention to – technologies like machine learning. In fact, it’s not about any specific new technologies.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

He also believes that startups often have an advantage in using technological advances to help them innovate customer experiences. “In In many respects, it’s the leanness, flexibility and agility of startups that help them become successful,” he says. Feng shui is all about harmonizing people with their surroundings,” he says.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. Fundamentally, lean startups do more with less, because they systematically find and eliminate waste that slows down value creation. Another terrific post, Eric.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It can augment, Lean, Design Thinking or Agile approaches. CPS is used extensively by companies like P&G, Clear Channel, and IBM. Digital Technology or Cross-Functional teams. Collaboration Tools: Even high function teams can improve by using new collaboration methods. Candidate Teams for Momentum. Innovation teams.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Instead of spending years perfecting our technology, we build a minimum viable product, an early product that is terrible, full of bugs, and crash-your-computer-yes-really stability problems. And we charge money for it.” – Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. Which marketing channels drive the most traffic? Slow skimming.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 7, 2012

Today, the first half of the Stanford Engineering Lean LaunchPad Class gave their final presentations. It’s hard to believe it’s only been a year since we taught the first 10 teams in the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class. We’ll teach over 175 NSF Innovation Corps teams in the Lean LaunchPad course in 2012. Here are the first five.

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Steve Blank

MAY 10, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Building a product is a critical part of a startup, but just implementing build, measure, learn without a framework to understand customers, channel, pricing, etc. The Lean LaunchPad was designed to fill that void.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, it’s difficult to measure the impact of a new tool or technology if you don’t have a clear goal. monthly email newsletter to entire subscriber list on X day each month) Dynamic workflows are more agile and flexible. Marketing requires a multi-channel approach. But this can result in data being stored in silos.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. The Focus on Execution Versus Agility The product development diagram has a linear flow from left to right.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

By the late 1930′s when HP started, a small group (measured in hundreds) of engineers who made radio tubes were building the valleys’ ecosystem for electronics manufacturing, product engineering and technology management. link] [link] I guess you could call it the “Continuous Wave Radio&# technology period.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

In addition to presenting the IMVU case, we tried for the first time to do an overview of a software engineering methodology that integrates practices from agile software development with Steves method of Customer Development. Ive attempted to embed the relevant slides below. What about a hardware business with some long-lead-time components?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Eventually, I came to summarize these themes with the phrase " the lean startup." Ive founded and self-funded a (lean) startup on my own.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. The Rise of the “Lean VC’s” – Consumer Internet Gets Funded. Lean VC’s are Different.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Digital businesses need to be agile and reactive too. Don’t forget to use social media channels, especially Instagram and Pinterest, to find out more about industry influencers and brands to watch. If you’re looking for more details on how to write a simple business plan, consider using Bplans’ free downloadable Lean Plan template.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

That’s why it’s smarter to embrace the agile approach and constantly test your idea on the market to learn about the needs and desires of your target. Reputation will be as important as ever in 2018—only now, it’s more about your brand identity spread through digital channels. Choose the right location.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. military can work together – for access to advanced technology and to learn how to move with agility, speed and urgency. John Kuhn , who works at BMNT Partners.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

The other revels in the world as we all know it will be someday: limitless distribution enabled by new technologies, the importance of collaborative filters, and on-demand availability of all content for end-users. But the same technologies that make life difficult for traditional marketers also offer them unprecedented new opportunities.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Lean LaunchPad class developed for Stanford. And the Lean LaunchPad class I developed at Stanford was the first such class. I believe the analogy is identical for entrepreneurship.The capstone entrepreneurship classes like NSF I-Corps or a Lean LaunchPad class, are for those who have already decided they want to be entrepreneurs.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I believe that: 1) a product is just a part of a startup, but understanding customers, channel, pricing, etc. to optimize this search.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Either way, you can use any marketing channel thats available to bring in new customers, including word of traditional advertising, SEO, SEM - wherever you can find prospects who are going to find your product addicting. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Assuming you have tested the product and have some users, it would be a good idea to review your channels to market and how effective they are. One of the great benefits of a startup is their ability to be agile and adapt quickly to a changing environment. According to the Lean Startup , there are 10 different types of Pivot.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

“The future is inherently unpredictable,” insists the small company, spurred on by Lean and Agile mindsets. Technology & Infrastructure. Another is continuity or compatibility with existing technology. Indeed, blue-sky invention and execution are hard to predict. This is fundamentally difficult.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Intelligence As I leafed through the Cray sales material, a glossy magazine with the headline Cray Channels jumped out of the pile. Cray Channels was describing my market, applications and customers for me. Hmm… typical booth stuff…key chains, data sheets, pens… Until I got to the material from Cray. this article provided the answers.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

We now have the tools, technology and data to take incubators and accelerators to the next level. A Lean Startup methodology offers entrepreneurs a framework to focus on what’s important: Business Model Discovery. Teams use the Lean Startup toolkit: the Business Model Canvas + Customer Development process + Agile Engineering.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

28:12) The pandemic as a moment to invest in people and technology, have a plan and execute. And the truth is that's yesterday and you don't really have the ability to change what you did yesterday, but what you do have the ability today, is to lean into this. If you lean in and understand this is a brilliant time to play offense.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This post is part of our series on the National Science Foundation I-Corps Lean LaunchPad class in Life Science and Health Care at UCSF. It’s Lean, it’s fast, it works and it’s unlike anything else ever done. Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. The class had 1,145 engagements with instructors and mentors.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels – [link]. Agile is a Sham- [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels – [link]. The composition is called “Allegro Molto in C Major” The composition is performed by Austrian musician Florian Birsak.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Join a select cross-disciplinary class that will put you hands-on with the masters of lean innovation to help bring rapid-fire innovative solutions to address threats to our national security. Up until the dawn of the 21 st century, they defined military technology superiority. Its Not Just the Technology.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Or blame my MarCom department who approved it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

There are other models, in other distribution channels. As the AppStore becomes increasingly saturated one of the goals of the socialDeck platform is to create an alternative distribution channel -- a way to drive installs of casual games outside of the AppStore oligopoly. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

When venture capital teamed up with technology entrepreneurs in the 1960’s they brought with them the canonical MBA planning tool – the business plan. This makes sense in a company where your customers, channel and competition are known. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Ad Serving Technology. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? Agile project management. SW Courses.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

You are small and agile, which means you have a high rate of innovation and growth, and with that comes work! Not Embracing Agility. "If While its vital to have goals and a clear vision, to survive and thrive youll have to keep an open mind and stay agile enough to follow the path where it leads." — Jeff Jackel , CEO, BuzzMob.

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

Everyone should have a chance to walk the floor looking for deals, technology, distribution, customers, etc. Everyone should be articulate and agile in describing and demoing the products.) You are correct all channels, web or otherwise, need to generate awareness and leads. Messages, themes, demo’s.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The Lean Startup is the way most innovators build startups and innovate inside of existing companies. Channel is changed to Deployment. At first glance, when developing a new technology for use in the defense and intelligence community, the customer appears obvious – it’s the ultimate war fighter. Change Channel to Deployment.

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