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Doubling Down On a Good Thing: The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Lite

Steve Blank

After seeing the results of 500+ teams through the I-Corps, the NSF now offers all teams who’ve received government funding to start a company an introduction to building a Lean Startup. SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. The SBIR/STTR program represents a critical source of seed funding for U.S. The SBIR/STTR program.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Steve Blank

Our keynote speaker was Palmer Luckey , founder of Oculus and the designer of the Oculus Rift. And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Presentation Format.

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Extending and Expanding Aid – Some Policy Ideas

VC Adventure

I leaned on a number of people for their advice to come up with what I describe in more detail below. – We should also fund the CDFIs to participate in community lending programs (could be structured as grants with specific parameters/limits). Expand the Existing SBIR Programs. – Rapidly execute new SBIR awards.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

Note: The Hacking for Defense class was designed as “fundamental research” to be shared broadly and the results are not subject to restriction for proprietary or national security reasons. Our primary goal was to teach students Lean Innovation while they engaged in a national public service. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? You can see the design of the program here.

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The Apple Watch – Tipping Point Time for Healthcare

Steve Blank

It’s close to de-facto adopting a Lean decision-making process and rapid clearances for things that minimally affect health. It may be the first one built into the watch, but it’s not the first Apple Watch ECG app cleared by the FDA – AliveCor , got over-the-counter-clearance in 2014 and Cardiac Designs in 2013.) The Future.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. ” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.