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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. The idea of the Lean Startup was built on top of the rubble of the 2000 Dot-Com crash. And government agencies find themselves being disrupted by adversaries unencumbered by legacy systems, policies and history.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

Rather than seeking private funding, the company’s owners obtained funds through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), committing them to building products for government use. Today UEC Electronics has increased its workforce more than tenfold, from that original 10 to now 115, and is considered a key government contractor.

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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. MyUSA Simplifying the process of finding and accessing information and government services that are right for you. Take a look and judge for yourself.

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Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is A Thing Of The Past And What You Should Do About It

YoungUpstarts

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Basically, employees purchase their own individual policies on the open market (a purchase frequently offset by government subsidies), and employers reimburse them. For many, it’s been a struggle.

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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

YoungUpstarts

This initiative is starting with a $45 million pilot program that encourages collaboration between the government and industry for more support of new innovation in manufacturing and growth for the economy. million in tax revenue since 2000, with California following shortly behind at 17,000 jobs and $185.5 Auto industry.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

If you’d still like to be running the company in 10 years time, you’re probably going to want to ensure that exit plan comes in the form of a steady revenue stream that allows you to pay off investors; an IPO instead of a buy-out; or simply opt for a different strategy – your own funds or private/government loans and grants.

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

As privacy gets eroded through government activity we can expect a lot more anonymous forums to emerge as powerful web platforms. Still waiting for wearables: It feels like we are in early 2000′s phase for smart phones when it comes to wearable computing. It does seem as though all tech devices can perform much the same function.