Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

We just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems. At the end of the quarter, each of the teams gave a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Lessons Learned Presentation Format. What a year.

Lean 413

Lean Security Asia SBIR 413

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

We just finished our 5th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. At the end of the quarter each of the eight teams give a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Watching each of the teams present I was left with wonder and awe about what they accomplished. What a year. But this year? This year was something different.

Oakland 313

Oakland Asia Lean Video 313

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

We just finished our 4th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. At the end of each class we have each team give a Lessons Learned presentation. Watching each of the teams present I was left with wonder and awe about what they accomplished in 10 weeks. Presentation Format. All the presentations are worth a watch.

Oakland 278

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 278

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

We just finished our second Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Eight teams presented their Lessons Learned presentations. Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class. The video of the team presenting is below.

Silicon Valley 197

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 197

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

But this class helped me realize I can have an impact and be part of the solution.”. Hacking for Diplomacy student. Hacking for Diplomacy student. See all the posts about Hacking for Diplomacy here. ). Hacking for Diplomacy Lessons Learned presentations are different. This post is a continuation of a series.

Silicon Valley 212

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 212

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Six teams presented their Lessons Learned presentations. Each of the six teams presented a 2-minute video to provide context about their problem and then gave an 8-minute presentation of their Lessons Learned over the 10-weeks. Team: TrackID.

Southern California 185

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 185

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

But this class helped me realize I can have an impact and be part of the solution.”. Hacking for Diplomacy student. Hacking for Diplomacy student. See all the posts about Hacking for Diplomacy here. ). Hacking for Diplomacy Lessons Learned presentations are different. This post is a continuation of a series.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 120