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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 4: Customer Hypotheses

Steve Blank

How can we attract buyers to our channel before they make purchasing decisions? as well as channel partners and cloud industry technology consultants. And as engineers they believed weed versus crop recognition, while hard, was doable. They also talked by phone to organic farmers in Nebraska and the Santa Cruz mountains.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. With science and engineering breakthroughs ingrained in the fabric of Houston’s economy, the region has become a thriving hub of digital technology talent. More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and six of the Fortune 50.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made ~ 2,000 customer calls in 10 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. And to help teach these many teams, the NSF will recruit other universities that have engineering entrepreneurship programs to become part of the Innovation Corps network. Congressman Lipinski Gets It.

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