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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. What we’re driving at is evidence-based, entrepreneurial solutions to big diplomatic challenges.

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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. What we’re driving at is evidence-based, entrepreneurial solutions to big diplomatic challenges.

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Bplans Briefcase: Business Stories to Keep You in the Know

Up and Running

Why they made headlines: Their innovative business model allows people to rent extremely expensive clothing for a fraction of the purchasing price. Previously this startup depended largely on renting clothes and accessories, and raised 60 million dollars in venture capital after only five years in business. “If

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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. ” He adds: “storms of another sort are still overcoming Syria and Libya, both of which might as well not exist on supposed news networks today. This was the “cry wolf” moment for the news, and from here on in, we will be tuning out. It’s done.

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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

I mean you hope you don't have to deal with it, but I mean if you live in Syria. Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do. It's either leave or die. There's just no normal there.

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[INTERVIEW] Kris Thorkelson, Entrepreneur And Business Leader

YoungUpstarts

One of my pharmacy contacts was looking at this business model in 1999, and asked for my input,” Thorkelson said. “It Because there’s more to life as an entrepreneur than you can get by focusing on one arena, Thorkelson expanded his business interests into real estate.

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