Steve Blank - Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation @ Stanford University

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Primary Job Title Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation
Primary Organization
Stanford University

Location California, United States, North America
Regions West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Website www.steveblank.com
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Steve Blank is the Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation of Stanford University. He previously worked at California League of Conservation Voters as a Board Member.

Personal Investments

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Seed Round - SalesPatriot

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	SalesPatriot	—	Seed Round - SalesPatriot	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Usul	—	Seed Round - Usul	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Rain Industries	—	Seed Round - Rain Industries	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Artera	—	Venture Round - Artera	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Valar Labs	—	Seed Round - Valar Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Syndicate	—	Seed Round - Syndicate	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bot MD	—	Series A - Bot MD	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Crash	—	Seed Round - Crash	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bot MD	—	Seed Round - Bot MD	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bevy	—	Series A - Bevy	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Steve Blank

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exit -

Votizen

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Votizen

Udacity

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Egnyte

Votizen Votizen is a consumer technology company that harnesses social networks to create a connected electorate of voters.
Udacity Udacity develops an online learning platform offering programs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics sector.
Egnyte Egnyte is a cloud content security and governance platform that is trusted by 16,000+ businesses worldwide.
EdSurge EdSurge helps educators find & use the right tools to support all learners. We do this through outstanding content, community and tools.
DeepScale DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles
Blue River Technology Blue River Technology is an agriculture equipment company.

Jobs

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Steve Blank

has

current jobs including

Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation

Stanford University

Co-Author Hacking For... Diplomacy, Defense and Recovery. Technology, Innovation and Modern War

Stanford University

, and

Architect I-Corps @ NIH Curriculum

National Institutes of Health

. Additionally,

Steve Blank

has had

past jobs including

Co-Founder

E.piphany

Stanford University Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security InnovationNov 2021
Stanford University Co-Author Hacking For... Diplomacy, Defense and Recovery. Technology, Innovation and Modern WarJan 2016
National Institutes of Health Architect I-Corps @ NIH CurriculumJun 2014
Columbia Business School Senior FellowMar 2012
National Science Foundation Architect Innovation Corps Curriculum, Principal Investigator I-CorpsSep 2011
Stanford University Adjunct ProfessorSep 2011
National Science Foundation Architect Innovation Corps Curriculum, Principal Investigator I-CorpsSep 2011
Epiphany Co-Founder2004
Rocket Science Founder
GLIDR Co-Founder

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
E.piphany	Co-Founder	Oct 1996	Sep 1999
Rocket Science Games	CEO	1993	1996
SuperMac	VP Marketing	1989	1993
Ardent	Co-Founder & VP Marketing	1985	1989
MIPS Technologies	Co-Founder & VP Marketing	1984	1985
Convergent Technologies	VP Marketing	1981	1984
ESL	Training Instructor	1978	1981
Zilog	Product Mktg	1979	1981

Board and Advisor Roles

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Steve Blank

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisory Board Member

Applied Materials

Advisor

BUILDUP.vc

, and

Investor

Biota Technology

Applied Materials Advisory Board MemberSep 2020
BUILDUP.vc AdvisorMay 2014
Biota Technology Investor
Ava Mentor
Caliburn Advisor
FreeWire Technologies Advisor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
TiVo Corporation	Board Member	Feb 2002	Sep 2007
IMVU	Board Member	—	—
Cafe Press	Board Member	—	—

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