Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. This can be particularly true in the government where the acquisition lifecycle imposes “shipbuilding timelines” on information technology systems. Always Be Measuring.

Framework 328

Framework Lean Metrics Government 328

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation. This can be particularly true in the government where the acquisition lifecycle imposes “shipbuilding timelines” on information technology systems. Always Be Measuring.

Framework 328

Framework Lean Metrics Government 328

Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Policy Studies program that will be first offered in the Fall of 2016. diplomats, government officials, and all other personnel at home and abroad. Support U.S.

Lean 120

Lean Government Agile Africa 120

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Hacking for Defense is a new course at Stanford’s Engineering School in the Spring of 2016. Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Lean Agile 120

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts are comfortable operating with ambiguity and incompleteness, while all others chase perfection in implementation / processing / reports. The challenge I want to take on is to be specific in the recommendations make, and to share how we can be very nimble and agile. I love governments!

Metrics 143

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 143

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. Team: TrackID. Jeff served in the U.S.

Southern California 191

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 191

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. And much of the story of WeWork is about founder behavior and corporate governance, but even these might have been overlooked had the business been robustly profitable at its core. But there is also opportunity in lean times. Uber is founded and AirBnB goes through YC in 2009.

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100