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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

– while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “Here’s how smart I am, and isn’t this a great product, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the story of a team’s 10-week journey and hard-won learning and discovery. Stay tuned.

Lean 385
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The Air Force Academy Gets Lean

Steve Blank

In 2007, I graduated United States Air Force Academy as a computer engineer and entered the Air Force’s acquisition corps , excited and confident about my ability to bring technology to bear for our airmen. Graduation day with classmate Joseph Helton (right), killed in action in Iraq in 2009. Francis Hospital.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

32 students were scattered across the globe and given a seemingly impossible assignment- they had 10 weeks to understand and then solve a real Dept of Defense problem – by interviewing 100 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, et al while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products – all while never leaving their room.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 4

Steve Blank

This week the teams turned the corner on understanding beneficiaries and finding product/market fit. In-between class sessions, we reviewed each team’s mission model canvas and sent them a detailed critique of each of the boxes on the right side of their canvas. We just held our fourth week of the Hacking for Defense class.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 4

Steve Blank

This week the teams turned the corner on understanding beneficiaries and finding product/market fit. In-between class sessions, we reviewed each team’s mission model canvas and sent them a detailed critique of each of the boxes on the right side of their canvas. We just held our fourth week of the Hacking for Defense class.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Despite practicing law and building tech startups, there was a big part of me that was unsatisfied in each of those roles. After being successful distributing other companies’ products, the next logical move was to create our own–bblüv baby essentials. 14- Lack of transparency on existing products. 9- I HAD to.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

FarmVille" Lands on the iPad View More » Tech Microsoft: Windows 8 Is 2 Years Away Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman Aft. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci. It's a unique approach, and one we'd love to discuss with entrepreneurs and their investment sources.