YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Though agile is all about process and that’s where much of our attention has gone, it’s time we shifted out focus on people and interactions. In his new book “ People Over Process: Leadership for Agility “, technology expert Michael K. By putting people first — as opposed to process. Can you talk a bit about yourself?
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints. So, the question is: What’s next?
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Steve Blank
JUNE 29, 2009
I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. . “And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&# As I poured over the system schematics, I figured out how to put together a course to teach system theory, operations and maintenance.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 30, 2012
The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. It doesn’t take equity and just has a small fee that varies by city ($140 to $299), to cover event operations and expenses.
Steve Blank
MAY 9, 2017
I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. To continually innovate, companies need to operate at startup speed and cycle time much longer their 20 th century counterparts did.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Eric’s insight was that traditional product management and Waterfall development should be replaced by Agile Development. Now we understood that the strategy for startups was to first search for a business model and then after you found it, put together an operating plan. Having Eric in the class was the best investment I ever made.
Steve Blank
MAY 18, 2009
We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.”
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