Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. Serendipity came to Minneapolis-St. Parker was a ex Naval Academy graduate and a Minneapolis businessman who owned a glider manufacturing company and was well connected in Washington.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

I’ve long been an advocate of using Lean Startup principles to advance non-profits and philanthropic organizations, whose work is so urgently needed at this moment in history. Its creation was a chance to see how Lean Startup principles can be applied to philanthropic work as well as high-growth startups.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Governments everywhere are looking for ways to increase border security without making the border crossing process more onerous for both the passengers and the people responsible for security. Delta is launching a pilot program in Minneapolis-St. The technology has many advantages over traditional “flash pass” ID verification.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The City of Austin operates as a council-manager form of government, where City Council sets the policy and budget and the City Manager implements both. The Austin City Manager thus oversees operations for 41 departments and offices with more than 12,000 employees and a budget of $3.7 Why does the City Manager matter?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Minneapolis , for example, went from 10 food trucks in the busy downtown area to 87 in just four years. Like any other business, you’ll need to create a business plan , find startup funds, and handle all of the administrative tasks that come with owning a business. Forbes article that looks at startup costs.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

Minneapolis voted to defund but then no one could agree on what that actually meant. If they can’t figure it out in Minneapolis, I’m not quite sure how they’re ever going to figure it out in New York. That’s the thing about someone who is a government systems wonk. NYC has over 300,000 municipal employees.

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