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. In the U.S, Startup America will leverage its network of 30 startup regions to engage entrepreneurial leaders throughout the country.

Startup 335

Startup Lean Incubator Business Model 335

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2020

After all, it provides a proven business model, a dedicated following of fans, nationwide support and much more. It’s why one out of every 12 small businesses in America is a franchise, and why a new franchise opens every eight minutes. The couple now owns multiple locations in Georgia and South Carolina.

South Carolina 147

South Carolina Georgia New York America 147

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2012

Mentors are recommended by the Principal Investigator (who has worked with them in the past) or they may be a member of the NSF I-Corps Mentor network. Few of the Principal Investigators or Entrepreneurial Leads had startup experience, and few of the mentors were familiar with Business Model design or Customer Development.

Lean 258

Lean Incubator Business Model Georgia 258

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The decentralization conversation in blockchain is more of a libertarian ideology than information architecture — most of the people talking about decentralization are libertarian quacks rallying up thoughts of not being beholden to tyranny and has nothing to do with actually implementing decentralized networks.

Technical Review 54

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review XML 54

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here? One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class. Result: Hell yes. Fifth , would other schools be interested in offering this class?

Silicon Valley 130

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 130

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here? One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class. Result: Hell yes. Fifth , would other schools be interested in offering this class?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

But if you ask me whether I’d rather invest in the entire class of Computer Science graduates from Stanford, MIT, Georgia Tech, and CMU, or the entire class of MBA graduates from Harvard Business School, Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Wharton, and Kellogg, I’ll take the CS graduates. THE CASE FOR PURSUING AN MBA.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69