Steve Blank

OCTOBER 27, 2015

While the parallels between a director and a startup founder are striking, what’s even more surprising is the match between the creative process Pixar uses to make its movies and our implementation of Lean for startups in the Lean LaunchPad and I-Corps incubators. Lean Startups are built around the same notion as Pixar research trips.

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Life Beyond Code

JULY 2, 2013

I went to BYU (Brigham Young University) at Hawaii. BYU-Hawaii worked closely with me to help create the business model and put mentors in place. Do whatever it takes: Lean into stupid and don’t run away from it. I’ve a very stupid person. I’ve started many stupid things, actually (smile)!

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

The dysfunctional family theory may explain why founders who excel in the chaotic early phases of a company throw organizational hand grenades into their own companies after they find a repeatable and scaleable business model and need to switch gears into execution. My mother was a single parent on welfare and raised 8 kids.

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