Steve Blank

Entries

• How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower
  May 13, 2025

  This article previously appeared in Nature. US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-se...

• How the U.S. Became A Science Superpower
  April 15, 2025

  Prior to WWII the U.S was a distant second in science and engineering. By the time the war was over, U.S. science and...

• Quantum Computing – An Update
  October 22, 2024

  In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem. I thought this would be a good time to check...

• How Saboteurs Threaten Innovation–and What to Do About It
  October 08, 2024

  This article first appeared in First Round Review. “Only the Paranoid Survive” Andy Grove – Intel CEO 1987-1998 I jus...

• What Does Product Market Fit Sound Like? This.
  October 05, 2024

  I got a call from an ex-student asking me “how do you know when you found product market fit?” There’s been lots of w...

• How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices
  September 17, 2024

  Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to? How do you get thei...