Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

The trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and the same class structure – experiential, hands-on– driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeff served in the U.S.

Lean 417

Lean Security Asia SBIR 417

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

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. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeff served in the U.S.

Oakland 315

Oakland Asia Lean Video 315

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. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team: IntelliSense. Jeff served in the U.S.

Oakland 281

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 281

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

When I first started teaching customer development (searching, validating and executing a business model), one of my students pointed out that customer development was similar to the theory of a military strategist, John Boyd. Iraq, Afghanistan and the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). In Afghanistan in 2002 U.S.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here? One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class. Result: Hell yes. Fifth , would other schools be interested in offering this class?

Silicon Valley 131

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 131

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here? One team closed a $200k seed round in the middle of the class. Result: Hell yes. Fifth , would other schools be interested in offering this class?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2017

When Colonel Peter Newell headed up the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) he used lean methods on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to provide immediate technology solutions to urgent problems. Unlike businesses, government organizations don’t sell products, and they don’t earn revenue.

Lean 120

Lean Kansas Government Afghanistan 120