<span id="docs-internal-guid-3e452463-8283-1adf-eb2b-1e3a6c074440"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LSM is the supporting philosophy of several launch pads, accelerators, and incubators found on campuses around the country. Steve Blank has strong academic ties with both Stanford and UC Berkeley. Having created the Lean Launchpad, Blank’s example has spread to prominent other startup hotspots such as Launchpad Central </span>[https://launchpadcentral.com/ <span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>] <span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and NYU’s Summer LaunchPad </span>[http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/accelerate/nyu-summer-launchpad.html <span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>]<span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span>
=Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus= <span id="docs-internal-guid-3e452463-8286-da7e-cf0e-98551c7631cc"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bringing the LSM to your campus is as easy as going to watching Steve Blank’s free lesson on Udacity, How To Build a Startup </span>[https://www.udacity.com/course/ep245 <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">where he breaks down the </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(54, 54, 54); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">key tools and steps to build a successful startup (or at least reduce the risk of failure) </span>[https://www.udacity.com/course/ep245 <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Upon learning the basics and understanding the Lean Launchpad offering, students can replicate the framework on their own campus.</span></span>
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