Steve Blank

DECEMBER 13, 2010

But to give you a sense of how fast they are moving, it’s only been a week since I posted the syllabus for our new Stanford entrepreneurship class Engr245 ( The Lean Launchpad.) Here’s the course announcement from Professor Vergara (in English): Customer Development Course in Chile – Lean Launchpad. Filed under: Teaching.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

NYU has adopted the Lean LaunchPad ® class as a standard entrepreneurship course across twelve different schools/colleges within the University. Over 1,000 students a year are learning lean startup concepts. —– In August 2011 I received an email from someone at NYU I never heard of. Spread it Widely. Student Impact.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2011

Our new Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Come up with ways to test each of the 9 business model canvas hypotheses. Their business was a robot lawn mower. Uwe Vogt (MBA, Jun 2011) Technical Director & Co-Owner, Sideo Germany (Sub.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? Victor Hugo.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

We just finished our Lean LaunchPad class at UC Berkeley’s engineering school where many of the teams embedded machine learning technology into their products. For example, according to CBInsights nearly 140 machine intelligence have been acquired since 2011, with over 40 being bought so far in 2016.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? . - Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2024

We just finished the 14th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. The first was in 2011 when we turned this syllabus into the curriculum for the National Science Foundation I-Corps. Below are the Lessons Learned presentations from the spring 2024 Lean LaunchPad. This post previously appeared in Poets and Quants.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

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. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. In this post, I want to share some new thoughts that build on Steve’s post, and connect them to Lean Startup methods.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. Another way to find the metric you want to change is to look at your business model.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." few years ago I also started following Alexander Osterwalder in his blog about his Business Model Generation -mantra. If nothing changes, when will you run out of money? Sometimes fear is a good motivator. Maybe you could get v1.0 same as the old boss.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Lean LaunchPad class developed for Stanford. Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. Worth a read. Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Our Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences is one of them. ———– The National Institutes of Health recognizes that Life Science/Health Care commercialization has two components: the science/technology, and the business model. Lean Methods are one such tool. Lean LaunchPad Life Sciences (NIH) Teaching'

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2012

———– The Lean LaunchPad class for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Over the last 6 months, we’ve been teaching a version of the Lean LaunchPad class for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps. We’ve taught two cohorts: 21 teams ending in December 2011 , and 24 teams ending in May 2012.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

We just finished the 8 th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. It’s hard to imagine, but only a decade ago, the capstone entrepreneurship class in most universities was how to write – or pitch- a business plan. In my experience, I saw that most business plans don’t survive first contact with customers. Class Velocity/Depth.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

And Jennifer is now my co-instructor in the Stanford Lean LaunchPad class.). Over the last two decades Shawn has seen hundreds of startups use the Lean Methodology. The MVP Tree. Many of them get hung up on understanding how to select the right minimal viable product. Shawns guest blog post describing describing the MVP Tree is below.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

January 11th, 2011 the Chubby Team 34 Comments. Letting inertia and stubbornness limit your growth and ability to change your business model was cited as cause for failure almost 1/5 of the time. #8 Now I just need a business model. Sure Twitter gets away with not having a business model, but they’re not the norm.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. In fact, by the start of class they had ~$750K in revenue for 2011 – not quite Facebook but a nice small business. Hershey plans to operate Krave as a standalone business within its Hershey North America division.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times. Progressive. Image source ).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But when it’s all over and they define the era of this mini run up in stock prices I suspect they’ll include 2011 in the “over valued&# category. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. If you are interested the Vimeo is here. That may be. Bubbles are not all bad.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A place to start would be by recognizing the fundamental difference between an existing company and a startup: existing companies execute business models, while startups search for a business model. (Or Therefore the very foundations of teaching entrepreneurship should start with how to search for a business model.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). Lean startup: o It’s situational so some businesses are operationally/people intensive, high LTV (lifetime value) means you can spend more upfront.

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

At the company level, founders learn about the flaws in their initial plans and adjust the startup’s strategy, business plan,and business model. percent) of new firm founders indicated that their business ideas [had] changed between the time they first identified them and the time when they were surveyed about them.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Facebook comments: Pros and cons for business – [link]. Bizarre to see agencies blaming clients for agencies’ failure to evolve their business models – [link]. Exciting Web Design Trends to look out for: 2011 Edition – [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business – [link].

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I don’t read cheesy business motivational books. Out of all the business books I’ve read in 2011, these are the best ones: The best business book of 2011. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Highly intelligent book and totally changes the way businesses are built. The best quick read of 2011.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Startups rarely survive by guessing, and can only create products and business models based on facts about their target market. Turns out, product isn’t the most critical thing for starting a business, it’s having customers to buy what you’re selling. Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” says -.

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Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

After seeing the results of 500+ teams through the I-Corps, the NSF now offers all teams who’ve received government funding to start a company an introduction to building a Lean Startup. small businesses to turn Government-funded research into commercial businesses. Here’s Edmund’s description of the I-Corps Lite program.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Global Small Business Blog. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. While Ive made at least my share of mistakes taking equity in lieu of pay, I continue to see this as a key part of my business model. CRM Magazine: 2011 CRM Market Leaders.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Really hard. Magical, really.

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If I can steal your idea by just hearing it, there is no defensible business model there. Reply Josh Strike says: January 18, 2011 at 10:50 am Tristan, the only thing I disagree with on an emotional level is the NDA business. Reply Tristan says: January 18, 2011 at 1:04 pm Josh, I totally agree with you.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

Errol Arkilic was the lead program director for the National Science Foundation I-Corps , which uses my Lean LaunchPad curriculum to teach scientists and engineers how to take their technology out of the lab and into the marketplace. The Lean LaunchPad class. But nothing else like [The Lean LaunchPad class] was being taught. .

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

If you’ve tried to slog your way through my book on Customer Development you know that I’m insistent that the founders need to be the ones getting outside the building (physically or virtually) to validate all the initial hypotheses of the business model and product. Memorex is turning 50 years old in 2011.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

For four years we have offered the synchronization service for no charge, predicated on the hypothesis that a business model would emerge to support the free service. We had the wrong business model. Dave Jones made a virtue of having no business model for APB. Author : Todd. Company : YouCastr.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

If you are pursuing an advertising business model, then in the early days you will almost certainly have to outsource, despite the fact that this could be a core long term advantage. … Tom Eisenmann Furqan: Does outsourcing engineering work well when following a lean approach with lots of iterative learning? Advertising.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. Over the past year or so, work-for-equity arrangements have become an integral part of Arizona Bays business model. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave. Business Owners Council. Copyright © 2011 Mansueto Ventures LLC. Telecom and Wireless. Technology.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 2, 2011

There's an old saying in the venture capital business: "Fund great companies, not great products or great features." The key question for 2011, therefore, is whether these great apps will mature into great companies. Will they build sustainable business models? billion valuation). billion valuation). Instapaper.

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