Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. A startup is not just about the idea, it’s about testing and then implementing the idea.

Cofounder 336

Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Coder 336

ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2021

monthly email newsletter to entire subscriber list on X day each month) Dynamic workflows are more agile and flexible. Even startups with a lean marketing strategy invest in at least two or three channels. They run in strict sequences, often at the same time of day, week, or month (e.g. Marketing requires a multi-channel approach.

Software Review 143

Software Review Technical Review San Diego Retention 143

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 28, 2012

by Mike Richardson , author of “ Wheel$pin: The Agile Executive’s Manifesto “ Technology is constantly speeding up the pace of business: Decisions once delayed for weeks are now made in seconds thanks to internet communication. Here are some tips for developing agile meetings with traction: Map your meeting.

San Diego 199

San Diego Agile Framework Lean 199

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. Our primary goal was to teach students Lean Innovation while they engaged in a national public service. Team: TrackID. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

Southern California 188

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 188

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

It combines the same Lean Startup Methodology used by the National Science Foundation to commercialize science, with the rapid problem sourcing and curation methodology developed on the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq by Colonel Pete Newell and the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. 21 st Century Frogman.

Silicon Valley 201

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 201

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

So I was astonished how ready and eager students were for a class that combines the toughest problems in national security, with learning Lean Innovation methods. We had more applicants (70+) for the 32 seats in this class than we usually get in our Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship class. Result: Hell yes. Lessons Learned.

Silicon Valley 131

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 131

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

So I was astonished how ready and eager students were for a class that combines the toughest problems in national security, with learning Lean Innovation methods. We had more applicants (70+) for the 32 seats in this class than we usually get in our Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship class. Result: Hell yes. Lessons Learned.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 120