Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

It uses new words to define programming steps, job descriptions, development tools, etc. or decision-making processes (like understanding text and images) without being explicitly programmed to do so. Machine learning algorithms – computer programs that adjust themselves to perform better as they are exposed to more data.

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ConversionXL

JULY 15, 2020

Each spring, the annual State of Agile Marketing Report sheds light on how Agile ways of working are being adopted within marketing. This year, for the first time in the report’s three-year history, Agile techniques overtook those maintaining traditional processes. But Agile is about more than just speed.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

With Agile development, used by all startups, updates can occur in weeks or sometimes days, or even hours. In some agencies, large contractors seem to “own” sections, offices, organizations, or programs. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile. So, the question is: What’s next?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

James Kenigsberg is the Chief Technology Officer and a founding team member at 2U , an educational technology company that partners with universities to offer online degree programs. By doing so, we demystify the online education experience and use our technology to empower the students enrolled in our partner programs. .

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Finding and Selecting a Technical Cofounder / Developers How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup Development Challenges Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early Symptoms of a Weak Development Team Technology Choices (..)

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

You always want to be careful with how tightly you schedule things to make sure you stay agile and responsive to evolving business needs, but you also need to make sure your overall journey makes sense and that you’re building things in the right order, as well as taking on risks in a measured way.

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Technology Ruby Startup Engineer 334

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2011

Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Agile and Customer Development , Business Model Design) to build early stage ventures, entrepreneurship would become a “science,” and anyone could do it. Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I’ve spent the last week in Santiago, a guest of Professor Cristóbal García at the Catholic University of Chile as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program. Teaching in Chile. Valaparaiso houses. Entrepreneurship and innovation in what I call “Chilecon Valley” is being talked about continually here.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

Don't be fooled by a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. Have you looked through Things You May Have Forgot in Your MVP and provided answers to these? Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ? While You Are Building Your MVP Look for the following Symptoms of a Weak Development Team.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

In July I got a call from Errol Arkilic , a program manager at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the $6.8-billion We’ve been reading your blog about your Lean Launchpad class.” The I-Corps Incubator Program. We taught them the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack. billion U.S.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

, How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide ), how to manage development resources ( Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development , Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early , Symptoms of a Weak Development Team ), choosing technical frameworks ( Choosing a Programming Language and Framework for Your Startup (..)

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

, How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup – A Field Guide ) Managing development resources ( Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development , Poor Software Developers – Pull the Plug Early , Symptoms of a Weak Development Team ), and Choosing technical frameworks ( Choosing a Programming Language and Framework for (..)

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Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review 260

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Using Agile Methodology a Flexible Framework for Challenges The Agile technique is a guiding light for entrepreneurs looking for flexibility in project management. By dividing projects into smaller, more manageable chunks, agile becomes the compass that teams need to navigate uncertainty.

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Framework SCRUM Management Agile 158

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Agile Engineering” to have teams prototype, test, and iterate their idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model. Today the National Institutes of Health announced their I-Corps @ NIH program. The National Institutes of Health has adopted our class for its I-Corps @ NIH program starting this October.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 15, 2017

It made the program I helped start, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) a permanent part of the nation’s science ecosystem. It’s a model for a government program that’s gotten the balance between public/private partnerships just right.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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The Next Web

JULY 10, 2015

The goal of agile programming is to provide early and continuous delivery of valuable software. But it’s not so easy to implement methodologies that can deliver on the agile promise, and the blame typically lands on people: they’re just not the tech elite.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

On November 14 (that’s this Thursday) at 1p PT, Eric Ries will speak with Kent Beck, a creator of Agile software development, about facilitating the work of engineers and product teams. I have a bared-teeth, eyes-squinched-shut, shoulders-hunched shameful memory from the early days of Extreme Programming. How do you get from A to B?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Hedge Strategy – Create “the small, the agile, and the many”. In a world where the large and the complex are either too expensive to generate en masse or potentially too vulnerable to put at risk, “the small, the agile, and the many” has the potential to define the future of Navy formations. ONR’s plan is to move boldly.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

This transformation encompasses leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence , cloud computing, data analytics, and mobile applications to enhance efficiency, agility, and innovation.

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Artificial Inteligence Framework Application Development Software Developers 158

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

It may be hard to remember that there was a time when people in the agile software development community thought Lean Startup was incompatible with agile practices. Tickets, our full program, and much more info is available here: [link] Just like last year, we’ll be simulcasting the program into cities around the world.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yet it can be intimidating and expensive to train staff to use a new program. DataRails allows companies to manage their data in Excel, operating as a front end to a cloud database , which makes it far more agile and easier to create accurate models.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

Other Topics Covered I also covered topics that are covered more thoroughly in the following posts: Document Your MVP for a Developer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2024

The concept of “Thoughtfully Fit” is a framework designed to help individuals and teams enhance their performance and navigate challenges with greater agility. And so being able to have the agility, this is the practice of agility to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting on autopilot.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

series that also includes the Future of Work , the Future of Corporate Agility, Skill-Sharing, and more in the weeks leading up to Lean Startup Week. It also adds the customer empathy piece that was missing for me from agile or Lean methods. This interview is part of a “Future of….” What were the biggest stumbling blocks? Absolutely.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

Additionally, these tech hubs are supported by strong educational institutions and continuous professional training programs, making them leading players in the global IT market. This alignment is beneficial for agile development and quick project turnarounds. This leads to smoother interactions and better alignment with project goals.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Mark Raheja, founding partner at August , a consultancy focused on organizational development, will be speaking as part of the enterprise learning track at Lean Startup Week about agility at scale. In thinking about the future of corporate agility and management, what modern practices are most vital to today’s leaders?

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 12, 2017

They have programmed a neural network to create an aesthetics detection algorithm that can see the beauty in photos the same way humans do. They tested 956,794 positive and negative patterns and programmed their algorithm to see the beauty of images in the same way as humans. PSL: Agile Software Development for Efficient Business.

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Technical Review Agile Software Review Algorithm 85

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

This migration to the cloud helps to meet their operational needs, as well as to reduce costs and increase agility and efficiency. In addition to small businesses, cloud adoption by governments has been growing in the Asia region.

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Cloud Asia Government Mobile 223

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Agility: Foster a culture of agility where your team is encouraged to adapt quickly to changes. Training and Development: Invest in regular training and development programs to enhance your team’s skills and keep them updated with industry trends. This helps identify new opportunities and potential threats.

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Technical Review Agile Audience Employee 146

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 5, 2010

Now by all of the usual arguments for Lean, Agile, and minimimalism, I should have used boogers too: Boogers were already semi-standardized. In short, the mini-viewer is a lot more programming effort with a lot more chance for bugs. If you draw directly on the screen it will flicker, so you need off-screen buffering.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

One good example is the way in which we''ve adjusted the length of different phases of our agile sprints. We don''t follow a set agile methodology, but rather follow a more home-grown, minimal version of various approaches. We''ve had to design and implement training programs to help on-board people to our culture and technology.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

As the Stanford entrepreneurship program for the engineering school sits in the Management Science and Engineering Department , most of our TA’s are students in the MS&E PhD program. For example, when we taught the value of getting out of the building and agile development, we had Eric Ries talk about the Lean Startup.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Companies are embarking on digital transformation journeys to experiment new digital ways of doing business — this means leveraging data smarter to enable unprecedented levels of efficiency, agility, and productivity. intelligence and analyst relations.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Decentralised Exchange (DEX) Platform : Build a DEX that can compete with centralised exchanges by leveraging the efficiency of small, agile teams. Startup Founders with Systems Programming Expertise: YC is looking for founders with deep expertise in low-level systems that can be applied to various startup ideas.

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