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. Team Nudge/Dynamo.

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Lean Business Model Agile United States 260

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

I began formulating the key ideas around what became the Lean Startup – that startups and existing companies were distinctly different – companies execute business models while startups search for them. Let’s Teach Lean Via Experiential Learning. Lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering).

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Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 436

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.”. It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Here’s how. Build-Measure-Learn.

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Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

“We’ve been reading your blog about your Lean Launchpad class.” We want to make a bet that your Lean Launchpad class can apply the scientific method to market-opportunity identification. The Innovation Corps – Using the Lean LaunchPad as an Incubator for Scientists and Engineers. Wow, that’s nice, I thought, a call from a fan.

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Incubator Government Silicon Valley Lean 306

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Aaron Dignan --who has described himself as "obsessed with organizational adaptivity" --is one of the speakers at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in Las Vegas , where he’ll be talking about How to Reinvent Your Organization. I feel like I do Lean Startup when I'm picking toothpaste. What are my assumptions? Is it chaotic?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

We are doubling down on our commitment to partner with a diverse range of facilities across North America, including small, family-owned businesses that need the support. We also run a lean business, with regular budgets and reviews of expenses. Scenario planning, strategic cost management, diversification, flexibility, and agility.

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Entrepreneur North America Employee Retention 124

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. The event will include a talk from Eric on The Lean Startup over dinner, followed by moderated table discussion and then final Q&A with Eric.

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Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment DC 68

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We have to present those forces to a warfighting commander. There are several lines of effort that we’re focusing on: We’re working to build the Space Force as a very Lean and Agile service. What is the Space Force Doing Differently in Innovation- With Commercial Partners and Internally?

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Technology United States Iraq Operations 309

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. Heres their description of the event: The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. You can register here.

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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. Steve Blank was very impressed by this presentation and mentioned it when he spoke at TiE on Wed-Sep-19.

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Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer 131

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2016

Today the eight teams presented their Lessons Learned presentations. Because of the embedded presentations this post is best viewed on the website.). This is a first step to a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21 st century. Then turn your audio back on. See all the H4D posts here.

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Agile Security Audio Video 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The NGA has adopted Lean Innovation methods to make this happen. Their goal is to integrate these techniques into their own Lean innovation processes.

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Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 181

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The NGA has adopted Lean Innovation methods to make this happen. Their goal is to integrate these techniques into their own Lean innovation processes.

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Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 181

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. All the teams were showing us what agile looked like, but this week several would remind us what focused and relentless really meant. The Nine Teams Present. Filed under: Lean LaunchPad , Teaching.

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Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 228

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 24, 2021

At the same time, leaders are also looking towards acquiring that entrepreneur Agility. Thus, many have been fostering Agile thinking and mindset within their teams. The four Agile values, defined in the Agile Manifesto, deliver value to the customer, responsiveness to change, effective communication, and people centricity.

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Agile SCRUM Technical Review Management 146

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

Having a teaching partner makes life a lot easier and the class improves. But it wasn’t until Ann Miura-Ko joined me as a teaching partner that this “teach the model not the plan” idea jelled. After Stanford, Ann joined Mike Maples’ Venture Capital firm Floodgate as a partner. Teaching Team. Guest Speakers.

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Business Model Silicon Valley California Engineer 234

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The year 2021 has presented a lot of business opportunities for us and we have successfully established our workflow and protocols. It's important to keep business agile. A lot of couples, unfortunately, saw the violent side of their dominant partner. Thanks to Wes Marlan, Lighthouse Web Design, Inc ! #2- 2- Scaling up.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Employee Los Angeles 138

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

If you watch the video/audio below, youll get to see some of the questions I was asked after my presentation. As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. On my brief visit, the results were impressively on display. I was really overwhelmed this time.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development includes four powerful case studies/interviews with successful entrepreneurs who have taken iterative approaches to their respective startups that very much resemble the spirit of Lean Startups and Customer Development. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for T he Lean Startup Conference. We’ve posted the full program for The Lean Startup Conference , and it includes more than three days of events for Gold pass holders and six days of events for VIP pass holders. On the evening of December 8, Ignite Lean Startup kicks off the conference.

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Continuous Deployment Norway Lean Analytics 162

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) We’ll build the class around the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. The end result is not a PowerPoint slide deck for a VC presentation.

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Wiki Lean Management Business Model 315

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I assembled this collection of free and almost free tools, class syllabi, presentations, books, lectures, videos in the hope that it can make your path as an entrepreneur or educator easier. The Lean LaunchPad course online. agile engineering. Class Syllabi, My Lecture Slides and Student Presentations.

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Open Source Silicon Valley Lean Customer Development 335

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 28, 2008

We pitch to potential partners, vendors, publishers, conferences, employees, and even lawyers. Ill exclude those non- lean startups who basically exist for the purpose of raising bigger and bigger sums of money. One last piece of advice: dont forget that potential partners are evaluating the strength of your pitch, not you.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 128

Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2020

The classes are built on the Lean Startup methodology: Customer Discovery, Agile Engineering and the Business/Mission Model Canvas. Presenting Your Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Online. It’s what you can show a potential customer/ user/ beneficiary/partner that will get you the most learning at a point in time.

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Customer Business Model Restful Video 418

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

You might get a bunch of inbound emails from other press and partners, and all of these things can contribute to a feeling that you’re on your way to getting tons of traffic. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? It strokes your ego.

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Audience San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean 119

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

I got a powerful taste of datablindness recently, as I’ve started to work with various large companies as partners in setting up events, speeches, and other products to sell around the Lean Startup concept. There are lots of good reasons why I can’t have instantaneous access to this data, and each partner has their own.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 84

Steve Blank

MARCH 5, 2012

last week presenting at the ARPA-E conference. One of the issues that came up is whether the new lexicon of entrepreneurial ideas – Customer Development, Business Model Design , Lean , Lean LaunchPad class, etc. And when do business planning and execution come into play? Here’s an attempt to put this all in context.

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Search Business Model Customer Development Agile 324

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. Each week the team presented their findings to the class and teaching team. Take a look through the slides below and see how their business model evolved with feedback from customers, channels and partners.

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North America Lean Customer Development Distribution 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

This startup search process is the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. Lean Launchpad. the Lean Launchpad, the first hands-on class utilizing the entire business model/customer development / agile development stack. The end result is not a PowerPoint slide deck for a VC presentation.

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Agile Business Model Customer Development Lean 254

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The latest “aha” moment for me when I was at Columbia University teaching an intensive 5-day version of the Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps class. The goal of the class is to expose students to the basics of the Lean Methodology – Business Model Design , Customer Development and Agile Engineering. Repeat for 5 days. But hey, no problem.

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Lean Customer Development Business Model Agile 120

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Our Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia and the National Science Foundation teach the combined Business Model Canvas + Customer Development tools. But you can’t fake a business model/customer development presentation. Each one of these presentations moved the teams closer to building a real company.

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Business Model Customer Development Utah Business Plan 266

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 18, 2020

It is designed to provide assistance to organizations in order to meet the growing challenges of the present era’s complex digital environment by assimilating ideas from Agile, DevOps, and Design Thinking. Certification Levels in ITIL 4 Training. ITIL® Specialist Drive Stakeholder value. ITIL® Strategist Direct Plan and Improve.

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Framework Agile Demand Operations 107

Board Effect

APRIL 14, 2021

While periods of vast change are unsettling for nonprofit boards, they present opportunities to evaluate the nonprofit’s mission in light of whether it’s still relevant. Businesses or organizations where your cause contributes to their mission, responsibilities, or industry that are willing to partner with your board.

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Community Agile Government Social Media 98

Steve Blank

APRIL 26, 2010

(The best entrepreneurs pivot on each hallucination until they get it right – then we call them practitioners of the Lean Startup.). It was an all day event devoted to the theory and practice of Lean Startups and Customer Development. This conference and the Lean Startup was the work of one amazing individual – Eric Ries.

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San Francisco Entrepreneur Lean Startup 146

Steve Blank

MAY 10, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This last post – part nine – highlights the final team presentations. Now they were standing in front of us to give their final presentations. The Lean LaunchPad was designed to fill that void. Syllabus is here.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Today, I want to introduce you to a new concept for starting and growing successful companies: Lean Planning™. Before I dive too deeply into the Lean Planning methodology, it makes sense to talk about its history and where it comes from. Lean Planning is born. At the time, we used Business Plan Pro and Basecamp for this.

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Lean Silicon Valley Forecast Technical Review 147

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Eight teams presented their Lessons Learned presentations. That if we could get teams to rapidly discover the real problems in the field using Lean methods, and only then articulate the requirements to solve them, could defense acquisition programs operate at speed and urgency and deliver timely and needed solutions.

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Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 191