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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 2: Business Model Hypotheses

Steve Blank

Our new Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Customer Segment : Owners/administrators of large green spaces (golf courses, universities, etc.) Fred Ford (MSME, Mar 2011) Senior Eng for Mechanical Systems on Military Satellites, BS Aerospace Eng (U of Michigan).

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Nuke’em ‘Till They Glow – Quitting My First Job

Steve Blank

The Vietnam War had just ended and I was out of the Air Force back in college living in Ann Arbor Michigan. Colors other than olive green or camouflage slowly seeped back in my life as “Yes sir, and no sir” faded away. I leaned over the bridge to get a better look. There was only one job that I quit when I feared for my life.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

After been stationed at three fighter bases in Thailand ( Ubon , Udorn and Korat ) and working on Electronic Warfare suites on F-4’s, A-7’s, F-105’s and AC-130’s, I got orders to report to a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 bomber base in Alpena Michigan. Imagine how hot, humid and unbearable the weather was in Thailand. Reply Ben C. ,

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Out of the Crisis #9, the founders of Frontline Foods on the moral imperative to support frontline workers at scale

Startup Lessons Learned

You can't go to Spirit Rock or Green College. And I do think part of it is unique because we're all sheltered in place and people have maybe a little more time to give and also want to be able to lean in to do something. I'm from the Detroit area, they're getting hit really hard and so I've donated directly to Southeast Michigan.

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Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports

Occam's Razor

Getty is the fourth green line. Other tools, can provide more dimensions including children, political leanings, ethnicity etc… You can see how this might be a lot more interesting for a magazine or content sites, and perhaps a lot less to other types of businesses. We (Getty Images) get very valuable context for our performance.

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