Steve Blank·Nov 7, 2023Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong — Bill Gurley and Regulated MarketsBill Gurley was one of Silicon Valley’s smartest and most successful VCs. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two…A response icon4A response icon4
Steve Blank·Sep 6, 2023Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar BushI just saw the movie Oppenheimer. A wonderful movie on multiple levels.A response icon8A response icon8
Steve Blank·Sep 20, 2022Mapping the Unknown — The 10 Steps to Map Any IndustryA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepA response icon9A response icon9
Steve Blank·Sep 15, 2022National Industrial Policy — Private Capital and the America’s Frontier Fund Step UpThis article previously appeared in The National Interest.A response icon2A response icon2
Steve Blank·Sep 1, 2021Lead and DisruptYou think startups are hard? Try innovating inside a large company where 99% of the company is executing the current business model, while…A response icon4A response icon4
Steve Blank·Aug 26, 2021Why Innovation Heroes are a Sign of a Dysfunctional OrganizationA week ago I got invited to an “innovation hero” award ceremony at a government agency. I don’t know how many of these I’ve been to in the…A response icon8A response icon8
Steve Blank·Jul 13, 2021The Class That Changed The Way Entrepreneurship Is TaughtThis article first appeared in Poets and QuantsA response icon2A response icon2
Steve Blank·Jun 24, 2021Lean LaunchPad — For Deep Science and TechnologyWe just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology.
Steve Blank·Jun 10, 2021Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned PresentationsWe just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford.
Steve Blank·Jun 7, 2021You Don’t Need PermissionI was pleasantly surprised to hear from Suresh, an ex-student I’ve known for a long time. A U.S. citizen he was now the head of sales and…A response icon1A response icon1
