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NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

The Lean LaunchPad class is now taught around the world – and VC’s expect entrepreneurs to talk about not just their technology but their customer development findings. When I was 18 I served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was amazing to see the movement I started grow and thrive.

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Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). Multiple teams have been engaged by government, prime contractor and VC firms for follow-on discussions/engagements. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class.

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Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). Multiple teams have been engaged by government, prime contractor and VC firms for follow-on discussions/engagements. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors. One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class.

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

If you are a practitioner of Customer Development, ESL was doing it before most us were born. In 1962 Wheelon left for a new job as the first director of the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology where he was responsible for development of OXCART , the A-12 Spyplane, and three major satellite reconnaissance systems.