Steve Blank On Making Lean Startups Out Of Scientists

It’s no stretch that Steve Blank’s students and mentees refer to him as one of “the Godfathers of Silicon Valley.” Blank’s methodology of Customer Development is the building block on which Eric Ries’ Lean Startup movement is built; in fact, Blank calls Ries, “The best student I’ve ever had.” With over thirty years of experience in the high technology industry, three books, a wildly successful blog and eight startups under his belt, Blank has moved into the next phase of his brilliance: creating highly accessible NSF-funded entrepreneurial curriculum to train scientists and engineers across the country.