Steve Blank

MARCH 12, 2014

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation, the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” Their seniors just completed the school’s first-ever 3-credit semester program in evidence-based entrepreneurship.

Lean 334

Lean Customer Development Startup Silicon Valley 334

Steve Blank

JUNE 19, 2014

Today the National Institutes of Health announced they are offering my Lean LaunchPad class ( I-Corps @ NIH ) to commercialize Life Science. The results from the UCSF Lean LaunchPad Life Science class showed us that the future of commercialization in Life Sciences is Lean – it’s fast, it works and it’s unlike anything else ever done.

Lean 273

Lean SBIR Intellectual Property Customer Development 273

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

I’ve long been an advocate of using Lean Startup principles to advance non-profits and philanthropic organizations, whose work is so urgently needed at this moment in history. In this blog post, I want to share the story of a lean pop-up organization called HelpKitchen. SF New Deal and Frontline Foods were early leaders.

Lean 128

Lean San Francisco Technical Review Software Review 128

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups.

Government 165

Government Lean Startup San Francisco 165

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation , the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” They both attended our latest Lean LaunchPad Educators Class. The Lean LaunchPad methodology is proven. We’re ready,”.

Lean 314

Lean Cleveland Ohio Business Model 314

Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2023

Now at Imperial College Business School and Co-Founder of the Wicked Acceleration Labs , Cristobal and I wondered if we could combine the tenets of Lean (get out of the building, build MVPs, run experiments, move with speed and urgency) with the expanded toolset developed by researchers who work on Wicked problems and Systems’ Thinking.

Lean 295

Lean Chile Ukraine Spain 295

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Utilize Lean Project Management As a strategic framework, lean project management is useful for startups in an environment where resources are limited. The efficiency-driven nature of Lean methodology guarantees that all work adds directly to the product’s value offer.

Framework 158

Framework SCRUM Management Agile 158

Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is part 2 of Ricardo’s “post mortem” of the life and death of Qualcomm’s corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first.

Programming 269

Programming Technical Review Incubator Intellectual Property 269

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

Lean is a methodology that can be applied to all disciplines of knowledge work to increase business efficiency, agility, and visibility. Due to its roots in manufacturing, Lean is often equated with the elimination of waste, but this view of Lean misses the mark on realizing its true value. Lean Transformations.

Lean 124

Lean Agile Technical Review Dilution 124

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference The Lean Startup Conference is next week--and now that we can step back and see all the speakers and mentors, we have to say: Wow. Another way to learn more about who’s speaking is to sort the conference program by category and find people addressing specific topics.

Lean 165

Lean Fractional CTO Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 165

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. Welcome to Lean Startup Week 2016 TL;DR: Before you dive into the details, here’s a quick look at what you can expect during your week with us: On Oct.

Lean 60

Lean Programming San Francisco Startup 60

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation , the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” They both attended our latest Lean LaunchPad Educators Class. The Lean LaunchPad methodology is proven. We’re ready,”.

Lean 206

Lean Cleveland Ohio Business Model 206

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. Berkeley, the dean of this program.

Lean 424

Lean San Francisco Silicon Valley Florida 424

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. As Lean Startup methods have been used now for a number of years, we’ve become increasingly interested in how companies use them to sustain growth. Next Tuesday, October 22 at 10a PT, we’ll take a look at this advanced entrepreneurship question.

Lean 167

Lean Startup Software Engineering Agile 167

Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. ———-.

Programming 297

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 297

Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. ———-.

Programming 288

Programming Design Lean Seed Money 288

TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Some offer specialized skill sets like expertise in a particular programming language or framework, or specific domain knowledge. However, an overly attractive site could indicate a leaning towards design over development. Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Avoid them. If so, what’s the vibe like?

Software Developers 295

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 295

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. In the last five years “ Lean Startup ” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute. The result will be: a new, Lean version of the Three Horizons of Innovation. Here’s how.

Lean 120

Lean Management Business Model Incubator 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2018

Around this time Moore was introduced to lean principles through The Lean Startup and urged CEO David Meyer to consider them as well. “We Within a short time, Moore instituted a biweekly, mandatory “Lean Startup” meeting, where the entire organization was required to meet for an hour-long discussion of specific principles. “And

Lean 146

Lean North America Startup Technical Review 146

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The cross-disciplinary class brings students from widely divergent backgrounds together in teams of three to five, each aiming to tackle a gnarly international problem vexing Foggy Bottom in just 10 weeks by applying Lean LaunchPad methodology. You have a fast track for making that happen because you’re in the program and you know Zvika.

Lean 278

Lean Saudi Arabia Austria Silicon Valley 278

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.

Lean 399

Lean Security Asia SBIR 399

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2012

Many people tend to neglect the execution aspect, and Eric Rie’s “ The Lean Startup ” provides a starting point to this by fleshing out the principles of building a profitable company. “ The Lean Startup “ is an engrossing read, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll probably be done with it in less than a week.

Lean 157

Lean Technical Review South America Silicon Valley 157

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 30, 2019

But, there’s plenty that you can do… if you embrace lean marketing principles. Lean marketing is a philosophy that emphasizes executing campaigns quickly, getting feedback from your audience, analyzing the results, and optimizing the campaign – all in rapid succession. National television campaigns are definitely out.

Lean 91

Lean Small Business Software Review Marketing 91

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

We’re deep into teaching a Lean LaunchPad class for Life Sciences and Health Care (therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and digital health) at UCSF with a team of veteran venture capitalists. The UCSF Office of Innovation and Technology ( Erik Lium and Stephanie Marrus) is the reason the program exists. This can be taught.

Lean 263

Lean Customer Business Model Customer Development 263

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

Lean 253

Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 253

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

As we put the final touches on Lean Startup Conference 2018 , I wanted to take a moment to share more about some of the panels, workshops, and events. For the whole program, please take a look here. That’s the growth management strategy that prioritizes speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty as an organization scales.

Lean 103

Lean Las Vegas Cofounder Startup 103

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 16, 2009 What is Lean about the Lean Startup? The first step in a lean transformation is learning to tell the difference between value-added activities and waste. I was giving my first-ever webcast on the lean startup. This value is evident in Lean Startups.

Lean 140

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 140

Up and Running

JULY 8, 2016

Learn programming and build it yourself. How long does it really take to learn programming? Whatever you do, please don’t Google “How long does it take to learn programming?” This is one of the main things that set me back from learning programming myself. Hire a freelancer to build your app. like I did. Khan Academy.

Programming 74

Programming Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review 74

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. With modern technology, and worldwide reach, it should be seen as an important tool for building an efficient, lean, and competitive business, optimized to give you more time for strategic focus.

Cost 346

Cost Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder 346

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. I like the term because of two connotations: Lean in the sense of low-burn.

Lean 168

Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Guest post by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference. At a party in NYC recently, I was challenged by a VC to name the biggest company currently using Lean Startup practices. The ecomagination program at GE applies similar open innovation methods to a different problem: the environment and energy use.

Lean 167

Lean Saudi Arabia Startup Technical Review 167

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. The Lean LaunchPad Class. You may have read my previous posts about the Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship class. I’m partnered with four great organizations to deliver the program. The result – Startup Weekend Next.

Startup 335

Startup Lean Incubator Business Model 335

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

This post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference. We’re looking for speakers for the 2013 Lean Startup Conference. If you’re a Lean Startup veteran, feel free to skim the beginning, as this is mostly stuff you already know. Last week, we announced that our short application form was live.

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

At 11:45am I'll be honored to share the stage with two great entrepreneurs: Introducing The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries with case studies, Intuit’s Scott Cook and Instagram’s Kevin Systrom And in the evening, the book launch party is also part of Disrupt. We'll be in the concourse from 5:30-7:30pm. You can grab one here. Employees only.

Lean 155

Lean Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco 155

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. I-Corps uses Lean Startup methods to teach scientists how to turn their discoveries into entrepreneurial, job-producing businesses.

Lean 249

Lean Technical Review Government Programming 249

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Are lean innovation and the Startup Way a failure in large companies?

Institutional Investors 245

Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 245

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2021

We just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology. ” Below are the Lessons Learned presentations from the Lean LaunchPad for deep science and technology, as well as additional learnings from the class. A Great Class Endures Beyond Its Author.

Lean 313

Lean Technology Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 313