ReadWriteStart

JUNE 15, 2011

Structure : Founders operate in a chaotic regime. At Stanford our Lean Launchpad class ran an experiment that showed when "the boardroom is bits" can make a radical difference in the outcome of an early stage startup. The University of Michigan is a possible first test.) What Does This Change? We Ran the Experiment.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. “And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&# As I poured over the system schematics, I figured out how to put together a course to teach system theory, operations and maintenance.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.”

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

You may have read my previous posts about the Lean LaunchPad class taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech and for the National Science Foundation. He called it the “Lean Startup.”. Then in the fall of 2011, the National Science Foundation read my blog posts on the Stanford version of the Lean LaunchPad class.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We have structural employment issues : The official unemployment rate in the US is hovering just below 10% but “true” unemployment is much higher when you account for those that have stopped looking or taken part-time employment and in key states like California and Michigan we’re downright hurting.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

You can see a list of every city where they operate and make directed donations on their site.)Thanks 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. It's just been incredible to see so many people jump in.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. To continually innovate, companies need to operate at startup speed and cycle time much longer their 20 th century counterparts did.

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