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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

The cross-disciplinary class brings students from widely divergent backgrounds together in teams of three to five, each aiming to tackle a gnarly international problem vexing Foggy Bottom in just 10 weeks by applying Lean LaunchPad methodology. Guiding, drilling and grilling these teams are Jeremy Weinstein , former deputy to the U.S.

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

The cross-disciplinary class brings students from widely divergent backgrounds together in teams of three to five, each aiming to tackle a gnarly international problem vexing Foggy Bottom in just 10 weeks by applying Lean LaunchPad methodology. Guiding, drilling and grilling these teams are Jeremy Weinstein , former deputy to the U.S.

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