We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation… Read More
We just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology.
I’ve always thought of the class as a minimal v… Read More
Cash flow is one of the top 5 issues for small businesses of all sizes. 60 percent of unsuccessful SMEs attributed their demise to cash flow.One of a small business owner's biggest worries… Read More
It’s the same, but different
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… Read More
Hacking for Diplomacy is a new course from the Management Science and Engineering department in Stanford’s Engineering school and Stanford’s International Pol… Read More
We just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford.
What a year. With the pandemic winding down it finally feels like the beginning of the end.
This was my sixth time… Read More
I first met Shawn Carolan and his wife Jennifer at the turn of the century at 11,000 feet. I was hiking with my kids between the Yosemite High Sierra camps. Having just retired from a career… Read More
With the theme “Build Back Better” Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, Steve Weinstein and I co-hosted nearly 500 Lean Educators from 63 countries and 235 universities online for a three-h… Read More
Rise Up
“Let’s do something to help with the pandemic.” In April, with the economy crashing, and the East Coast in lockdown, I heard this from Stanford instructors Tom Bede… Read More
I was interviewed by Philip Bouchard, Executive Director of TrustedPeer Entrepreneurship Advisory, about how entrepreneurship education has changed, mission-driven entrepreneurship, and what… Read More
We just finished our 4th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. At the end of each class we have each team give a Lessons Learned presentation. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark… Read More
We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Six teams presented their Lessons Learned presentations.
Watching them I was left with wonder and awe about what t… Read More
Pangea, a Norwegian accelerator was recently launched in Kenyan. It followed this launch by selecting 11-African startups to participate in a 3-month accelerator programme. From the pool of… Read More
“Sometimes, you have to look back in order to understand the things that lie ahead.”
We just finished the 6th annual Lean LaunchPad class. This year we made a small but substanti… Read More