VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2024

Personalised content creation and curation Travel – eg. AI-powered diagnostics and personalized care Trust and Security – eg. In contrast, incumbents operating on the application layer are slower to innovate and do not have the same resources and culture to lean-into Gen AI as fast. Content – eg.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Instead of having a committee vet ideas, they needed a process that operated with speed and urgency, and innovators and stakeholders who curated and prioritized their own problems/idea/technology. A canonical Lean Innovation process inside a company or government agency would look something like this: Curation. Security issues.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, our DoD and national security agencies are running as hard as they can just to stay in place, but our adversaries are continually innovating faster than our traditional systems can respond. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 245

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Create a national network of colleges and universities that use the Hacking for Defense Course to provide hundreds of solutions to critical national security problems every year. Teach Department of Defense /Intelligence Community sponsors how to deliver problems to these schools and how to get the most out of student teams.

Silicon Valley 262

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Community 262

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Now they are starting to use the Lean Innovation process (see here and here ) to turn ideas into solutions. Test if the Lean Innovation process actually accelerates technology adoption and an innovation ecosystem. Lean Innovation is a Process. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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Lean SBIR Incubator Curation 250

Steve Blank

AUGUST 11, 2020

A subsegment of those instructors – those trying to teach Lean LaunchPad, whether in I-Corps, or Hacking for Defense – have an additional burden of figuring out how to teach a class that depends on students getting out of the building and talking to 10 to 15 customers a week. Here’s what we learned. And so it began.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Lots of new box companies have trouble ironing out the kinks in their process: their customer can’t easily unsubscribe, their boxes just aren’t exciting or well-curated, and more. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan. Any of these can lead to failure.

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Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Create a national network of colleges and universities that use the Hacking for Defense Course to provide hundreds of solutions to critical national security problems every year. Teach Department of Defense /Intelligence Community sponsors how to deliver problems to these schools and how to get the most out of student teams.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Community 120

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales and marketing collaborate until a deal is closed and beyond to secure long-term customer retention. ABM teams then began curating content and tagging it by use case, industry, and persona. The median figures for each strategy should give you an idea of which program to lean towards. A client may offer more than revenue.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

For viewers, it provides a one-stop curated list of what’s available to watch right now – along with which service its available on and how much it costs, if it’s an on-demand movie, for example. In the image below you can see the Drops Mix Chart – curated lists from users that have been voted the most popular.

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Croatia Bulgaria Startup Cofounder 147

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Secure login and payments SaaS company Memberstack is a great example of how interactivity, movement, and customization can create a unique landing page experience. Below the lower CTA, Memberstack has hinted at the security of their platform using a social proof-based friction remover “Backed by YCombinator.”. Memberstack.

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Audience Video Software Review Conversion 156

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Well if you’re traveling these days, you need not only to be aware of long lines, crazy security, ebola screenings, weather emergencies, and radar tower mishaps, but also of the great tools and resources available to travelers. Related posts: Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Got any trips planned?

Small Business 81

Small Business Startup Social Media Aggregator 81

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. Their sponsors agreed. This is the End.

Silicon Valley 203

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean 203

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Kajabi highlights the benefits of podcasts from the off, with a subject line that leans into three top priorities for businesses: leads , growth, and revenue. Curate the right items and allow the customer’s impulses to do the work. To secure a sale, you have to show up where your audience is looking for information.

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B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We just held our final week of the Hacking for Diplomacy class, teaching students entrepreneurship and “Lean Startup” principles while they engaged in national public service applying advanced technologies to solve global challenges. Getting Lean. Each of the teams used the Lean Startup methodology.

Silicon Valley 219

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 219

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We just held our final week of the Hacking for Diplomacy class, teaching students entrepreneurship and “Lean Startup” principles while they engaged in national public service applying advanced technologies to solve global challenges. Getting Lean. Each of the teams used the Lean Startup methodology.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 120

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

His groups whole-heartedly adopted and adapted Lean. His innovators and stakeholders curated and prioritized their problems/idea/technology before handing them off. 14 different innovation teams were going through a 3-month I-Corps/Lean LaunchPad program to validate product/market fit. Recognizing the Roadblocks.

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Finance Lean Metrics Programming 261

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Dan: Jason, we’re certainly leaning more towards what you said. Meaning I’ve got a direct relationship with my customers and I send them daily curated things that I know they’re going to enjoy and like or that they have self- selected. And Mark, that’s why I’ve reached out to you.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Curate great links for your ideal customers and share them 3 times per day. the overseas business is a $billion security market.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Start Up Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

We consume snippets of people’s lives on Instagram, just a few curated minutes from their 24-hour day, and mistake it for their entire existence. Once engagement is secured, you can reverse in your message and credentials. The real dialogue happens in the shadows, far from the curated feeds and echo chambers. The game plan?

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Media Social Media Technical Review Curation 62

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

And that what people are looking for in healthcare, and I think this often foils the market, is security above all, where in other places they’re willing to take risk, they’re willing to take chances. It’s a little bit like a health savings account mixed with the Social Security payroll tax. You pay premiums.

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Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43