Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

We just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems. What a year. With the pandemic winding down it finally feels like the beginning of the end. This would seem to be a fatal stake through the heart of the class.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

We just finished our 5th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. But in true Hacking for Defense practice we were going to deliver it in the form of edification and inspiration. Their talks to this year’s Hacking for Defense class can be seen here. What a year. But this year? This year was something different.

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Oakland Asia Lean Video 313

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

We just finished our 4th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. 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. Origins of Hacking For Defense. It Started with an Idea.

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Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 278

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. 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. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class. Origins of the class.

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Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 185

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

We just finished our second Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class. Here’s a brief description of the Lean Methodology our students used: If you can’t see the video click here.

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