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ENGR 245

The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Learn how to turn a technical idea from a lab, research, or vision into a successful business using the Lean Launchpad process (business model canvas, customer development, running experiments, and agile engineering.) Hands-on experiential class. ENGR 15+ hours per week talking to customers, regulators and partners outside the classroom, plus time building minimal viable products. This class is the basis of the National Science Foundation I-Corps with a focus on understanding all the components to build for deep technology and life science applications. Team applications required. Proposals may be software, hardware, or service of any kind. See course website http://leanlaunchpad.stanford.edu/. Prerequisite: interest in and passion for exploring whether your technology idea can become a real company. Limited enrollment.

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Sections

2 Terms
Lecture 1Open
ID: 1917
0 / 48 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Blank, Steve, Weinstein, Steve
4units
Discussion 1Closed
ID: 1955
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:5:30 PM – 8:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
4units

ENGR 245: The Lean LaunchPad: Getting Your Lean Startup Off the Ground

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

Learn how to turn a technical idea from a lab, research, or vision into a successful business using the Lean Launchpad process (business model canvas, customer development, running experiments, and agile engineering.) Hands-on experiential class. 15+ hours per week talking to customers, regulators and partners outside the classroom, plus time building minimal viable products. This class is the basis of the National Science Foundation I-Corps with a focus on understanding all the components to build for deep technology and life science applications. Team applications required. Proposals may be software, hardware, or service of any kind. See course website http://leanlaunchpad.stanford.edu/. Prerequisite: interest in and passion for exploring whether your technology idea can become a real company. Limited enrollment.

Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Discussion — Monday Wednesday 5:30 PM – 6:20 PM — Hershenson, Mar (Graduate)
  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 3:30 PM – 5:20 PM — Hershenson, Mar (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Discussion — Wednesday 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Lecture — Wednesday 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM — Blank, Steve, Weinstein, Steve (Graduate)

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