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Tech Focus: Pressure to Improve Drug Development Drives Innovation

The Startup Magazine

Hanna has introduced a new research model that merges the strengths of academia with industrial research. Born in Syria, Dr. Hanna began his surgical residency at the Aleppo University Medical Center and continued his studies in the United States with the intent to return to Syria to practice surgery.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology. I think my catalyst for taking the class was: How would some of these business ideas be useful to generate new ideas in the academic economics community?

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology. I think my catalyst for taking the class was: How would some of these business ideas be useful to generate new ideas in the academic economics community?

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Bplans Briefcase: Business Stories to Keep You in the Know

Up and Running

Penda is a social enterprise: a for-profit company with the mission of improving the lives of people in the community, in this case via its affordable health clinics. Why they made headlines: Their innovative business model allows people to rent extremely expensive clothing for a fraction of the purchasing price.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

They're going to look to see what impact you had in your community. 1:44) We discuss running the Mavs, a completely shuttered organization that can't pivot the way a small business could, and what the team is doing to connect with fans (3:28) Mark's work and family life during the pandemic. ( The Dunning-Kreuger effect in action. (44:48)

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Irene brings rain, flooding and end of news as we know it [#irene]

This is going to be BIG.

Forget new business models for journalism. Twitter kept me informed by the right sources, in good spirits, and instilled a sense of community with others nearby—even if I couldn’t reach them by subway. Ten years ago, we didn’t have a community online to turn to the way we do know. It’s done.

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