Monthly Archives: May 2011

Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Steve Blank

In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and working on a project that a number of people suggested I get in touch with you about.” Ok, I get a lot of … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia University Commencement Speech – May 15th 2011

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Steve Blank

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I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation from Philadelphia University.While I teach at Stanford and Berkeley, to be honest… this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.I realize that my … Continue reading →

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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – The Final Presentations

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Steve Blank

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Class lectures were over last week, but most teams kept up the mad rush to talk to even more customers and further refine their products. Now they were standing in front of us to give their final presentations. They had … Continue reading →

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 8: Key Resources, Activities and Expense Model

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve Blank

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The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post – part eight – was the last formal lecture. Parts one through seven of the lectures are here, Syllabus is here.While this is the last lecture, … Continue reading →

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