Steve Blank
Steve Blank was born in 1953 and is currently 72 years old. Steve Blank was born in New York City, New York, USA. Blank attended the University of Michigan.
Steve Blank is famous as an author, educator, and entrepreneur from Silicon Valley who is responsible for coming up with the
Customer Development Methodology.
Over the years, Blank’s path has taken him from working on the repair of fighter planes at the height of the
Vietnam War to dealing with spooky stuff in remote locations.
Steve was also fortunate enough to arrive in Silicon Valley in 1978 at the beginning of the boom times in the valley. During his time in Silicon Valley, he worked in 8 high technology companies before he left it all behind in 1999.
Over more than two decades, he started a semiconductor company and a workstation company. He has also consulted with a video game company, a graphics hardware company, a military intelligence systems supplier, and a computer peripheral supplier.
Following his retirement, Steve Blank moved from founding companies to becoming a teacher of entrepreneurship. In that regard, he had taught students at the
Joint Executive MBA program at
Columbia University in addition to teaching at
Stanford and
UC Berkeley. He is known for teaching the
Customer Development Modelin his classes.
For his work, he has been awarded the
Undergraduate Teaching Award by Stanford University’s
Department of Management Engineering and Science. He has also been invited to give several talks on
The Secret History of Silicon Valley.
The Four Steps to the Epiphany is a work that Steve Blank published in 2003. This is a work that explains the
Customer Development process and provides insights into what results in some startups failing while others thrive. The work also comes with examples of how to organize marketing, sales, and the entire business for success.
Seven years following his debut work, Steve Blank published his second work
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. This is a collection of lessons, war stories, and experiences that Blank collected over the years on how to come up with an effective
Customer Development model. It also provides insights into how one could balance career and family from the perspective of a very successful veteran of Silicon Valley.
The Startup Owner’s Manual is a work that Steve Blank published in 2012. In this work, the author walks his readers through the
Customer Development process and brings to light the secrets to building a scalable and successful company.
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Steve Blank: F.A.Q
When was Steve Blank Born? How old is Steve Blank?
Steve Blank was born in 1953. Steve Blank is currently 72 years old.
Where was Steve Blank Born?
Steve Blank was born in New York City, New York, USA and is American.
What was the first book Steve Blank wrote?
The first book written by Steve Blank was The Four Steps to the Epiphany, published in 2003.
What was the most recent book Steve Blank wrote?
His most recently released work was Holding A Cat By The Tail on August 14th, 2014.
Will there be any more books by Steve Blank?
Steve Blank does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Steve Blank written?
Steve Blank has written 4 books. All of his books are Non-Fiction Books.