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Steve Blank Contributor Share on Twitter Steve Blank is a founding faculty at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford University, an adjunct professor at Stanford and a senior fellow for innovation at Columbia University. More posts by this contributor Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders The US must harness the power of Silicon Valley to spur military innovation

Steve Blank is a founding faculty at the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford University, an adjunct professor at Stanford and a senior fellow for innovation at Columbia University.

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Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders

Steve Blank
For common shareholders (employees, advisers and previous investors), a cram-down round is a big middle finger, as it comes with reverse split.

The US must harness the power of Silicon Valley to spur military innovation

Steve Blank,  Joe Felter,  Raj Shah
Harnessing the extraordinary potential of the U.S. private sector and bringing its vastly superior resources to bear more effectively is the key to prevailing in this strategic competition.

Managing customer discovery when you can’t leave the house

Steve Blank
If your business model still looks like your original assumptions a month ago, you’ve been living under a rock. Every part of your business model — not just product and customer — will change no