Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. Team Fleetwise – Vehicle Fleet Management. All the presentations are worth a watch.

Lean 385

Lean Security Asia SBIR 385

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. 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.

Oakland 301

Oakland Asia Lean Video 301

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. 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.

Oakland 266

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 266

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. Prior to his public service, Javier spent 20+ years in investing, management, entrepreneurial and public policy, starting as a strategy consultant at McKinsey and Booz, Allen and at Abbott Laboratories.

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups.

DC 90

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Our primary goal was to teach students Lean Innovation while they engaged in a national public service. Watching them I was left with wonder and awe about what they accomplished in 10 weeks.

Southern California 163

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 163

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s close to de-facto adopting a Lean decision-making process and rapid clearances for things that minimally affect health. Much like the NIH SBIR program.) This rapid clearance process as the standard – rather than the exception – is a sea-change for the FDA. It’s how China approaches approvals and will allow U.S. The Future.

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67