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[Interview] Michael K. Levine, Author Of “People Over Process: Leadership for Agility”

YoungUpstarts

In his new book “ People Over Process: Leadership for Agility “, technology expert Michael K. The strategies in his book have been proven out at complicated, large-scale organizations, and build on his long experience in technology solutions. Which brings us to this book. Fast forward a few years.

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[Review] Rework

YoungUpstarts

They are collective punishment for the misdeeds of an individual” With excerpts like that, you can be sure that “ Rework ” by founders of 37Signals Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson isn’t an ordinary book on entrepreneurship. Perhaps the most radical chapter in the book was the one on hiring.

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Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?

Feld Thoughts

Since releasing my newest book The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors I’ve been continually getting the questions “Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?” We planned to use smart yet inexpensive software developers to build business application software.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

Both Sides of the Table

To anyone who believes his data proves anything please do me a favor and go read The Black Swan – my favorite book of the past 5 years. In the book Taleb rails against people who use faulty models to predict risk and have self satisfied, false data arguments to convince people of their points of view. Or at least 73.6%

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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

Filed under: Customer Development , Customer Development Manifesto « The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital” Part 2 Raising Money Using Customer Development » 8 Responses Jake Lumetta , on November 2, 2009 at 10:49 am Said: Great post.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? This can take the form of a local university, online courses, going through relevant books, etc. How can we address this risk? What technology research is required?

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Are You A Necessity Entrepreneur? Ask These 7 Questions

YoungUpstarts

Just as you’re solely responsible for the leadership of your busi­ness, a Necessity Entrepreneur also bears the responsibility of delivering products, services, and promises made to customers, employees, and family. To succeed under these conditions, you need to be durable, flexible, and willing to problem-solve in trying times.