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David J. Bland

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David J. Bland

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I founded Precoil to help companies find product market fit using lean startup, design thinking and business model innovation. I power the testing practice with my friends over at Strategyzer.

I've helped teams move fast and validate things at companies such as GE, Toyota, Adobe, HP and Behr just to name a few. I've worked with hundreds of teams all around the world and consider myself very lucky to do so. I strongly believe that no matter what you are creating, it needs to be desirable, viable and feasible.

Prior to advising, I spent over 10 years of my career at technology startups and continue to give back to the startup community by teaching at several accelerators in Silicon Valley. I give back to students as well, guest lecturing at un
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“It’s no surprise that children raised in this style of educational system become adults who often struggle with the idea of being wrong. The culture of rewarding who is right and penalizing who is wrong extends into their businesses. They’ve been conditioned to look for that one right answer.”
David J. Bland, Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation

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“It’s no surprise that children raised in this style of educational system become adults who often struggle with the idea of being wrong. The culture of rewarding who is right and penalizing who is wrong extends into their businesses. They’ve been conditioned to look for that one right answer.”
David J. Bland, Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation

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