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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. It Started With An Idea. Stay tuned.

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3 Inefficient Operations To Clean Up In Preparation For A 2014 Boom

YoungUpstarts

This is when minor inefficiencies that crept in during the startup phase seem to escalate overnight, and planning for long-term growth is often put on the back burner as your team scrambles to meet daily demands. Operations can very quickly get stretched or divided, and if a senior manager leaves, there’s no one left to fill the void.

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How Much Founder Stock Should You Offer Co-Founders?

Startup Professionals Musings

Building a new business is quite different from an executive role in a mature company, so people from these backgrounds are often a liability. Value is embodied in previous success with investors, proven problem-solving ability, and having built and executed a business plan with minimal resources. But don’t get greedy.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. It Started with an Idea. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Nine “Resolutions” For Creating The Best Odds For Success In 2014

YoungUpstarts

by Bill McBean, author of “ The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows that You Don’t “ The confetti has fallen, the ball has dropped, and the champagne has been popped — 2013 is officially over, and 2014 is underway. In 2014, you know your best competitors will work to become better.

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5 Lessons Learned Launching a Startup With No Plan, No Cash, and No MBA

Up and Running

We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan. In hindsight, it’s understandable that friends and family were skeptical when we told them about our business. See Also: Creating a Business Partnership Agreement. We’d never hired anyone.

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6 Ways to Profit From Your Patent

Up and Running

According to Forbes , in 2014, 95 percent of the 2.1 Start by writing a business plan —they’re required by bank lenders and investors. But even if you don’t need outside funding to get started, business planning will help you make sure you’ve considered every aspect of your business. License your patent.