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The Future of Government: Hayward & the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. Kelly, your Twitter handle asks, "Can we please disrupt the conversation about local government?"

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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

Pete is now CEO of BMNT, a company that delivers innovation solutions and processes for governments. I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. Here are Pete’s 5 principles that will accelerate innovation.

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Assessing Board Performance: Best Practices for Community Banks

Board Effect

Behind every community bank or credit union is a hardworking board. Community banking organizations can only get an accurate view of board performance through annual board evaluations that incorporate best practices for board assessments , with attention to individual performances and the board as a whole.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. There is a huge difference between the Chinese who have never left and those who went to school abroad, even for a few months – at least a difference in their ability to relate to me and have a conversation on the same wavelength. It changes everything for them.).

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

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Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. Topics of conversation included how to identify fundable companies, trends in funding, business plans, and pitching to investors. A two hour ferry ride across the Bay of Finland carried us from Tallinn to Helsinki.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. Team Protocol One – Ensuring JTAC to Pilot Communication. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. Unfortunately for the company they couldn’t tell anyone as their customer was the most secret government agency in the country – the National Security Agency. Paul was the place to be. How Did ERA Grow So Quickly? ATLAS II cost the NSA $2.3

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