Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

Thus began our search for a program that would properly balance the focus on the present with the need to increase our options for the future. In retrospect we designed something akin to a startup accelerator, the Lean LaunchPad classes or the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps , although none of these existed in 2006.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

Thus began our search for a program that would properly balance the focus on the present with the need to increase our options for the future. In retrospect we designed something akin to a startup accelerator, the Lean LaunchPad classes or the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps , although none of these existed in 2006.

Programming 283

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 283

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

However, you will be dealing with almost daily change, (new customer feedback/insights from a Customer Development process and technical roadblocks ,) as the company searches for a repeatable and scalable business model. Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Thanks Steve!

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) Everything Seth said is absolutely spot on, except I’d encourage founders to make sure they do some customer development (even in the consumer space) in parallel to cranking out the first product.

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