If you haven’t gotten a new car in a while you may not have noticed that the future of the dashboard looks like this... That’s it. A single screen replacing all the dashboard gauges, knobs and switches. But behind that screen is an increasing level of automation that hides a ton of complexity.

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Driven to Distraction – the future of car safety

Modern entrepreneurship began at the turn of this century with the observation that startups aren’t smaller versions of large companies – large companies at their core execute known business models, while startups search for scalable business models. Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures...

How to Stop Playing “Target Market Roulette”: A new addition to the Lean toolset

I was interviewed by Philip Bouchard, Executive Director of TrustedPeer Entrepreneurship Advisory, about how entrepreneurship education has changed, mission-driven entrepreneurship, and what we’ve learned about corporate innovation.

The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

We just finished our 5th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford.

What a year.

At the end of the quarter each of the eight teams give a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “here’s how smart I am, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the teams’ stories of a 10-week journey of hard-won learning and discovery. For all the teams in a normal year it’s a roller coaster narrative of what happens when you discover that everything you thought you knew on day one was wrong and how they eventually got it right.

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank is the originator of customer development & godfather of the #leanstartup; this is his podcast.

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

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