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

We just finished the 8th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. The team presentations are at the end of this post.
It’s hard to imagine, but only a decade ago, the capstone entrepreneurship class in most universities was how to write – or pitch- a business plan. As a serial entrepreneur turned educator, this didn’t make sense to me. In my experience, I saw that most business plans don’t survive first contact with customers.

The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

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

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

The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

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