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The Big Bang. The Lean LaunchPad explodes at University of Maryland

Steve Blank

The University of Maryland is now integrating the Lean LaunchPad ® into standard innovation and entrepreneurship courses across all 12 colleges within the University. The DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region represents the most fertile science and technology region in the country with about $30 billion in federally-funded R&D.

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6 Ways User Interface and User Experience Design Can Help Your Business

crowdSPRING Blog

In some ways, smaller companies have an unfair advantage when it comes to design because their sites and apps don’t have to be so bloated. That’s where User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design come into play. User Interface is closer to what we consider visual design. Rahul Varshney, Co-creator of Foster.fm

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Maryland was the first U.S. Here in the U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs.

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Rebuild Lives: Remote Work for Social Good

Transformify

It is good for both the company and the local community that is instantly boosted by the increased purchasing power of the residents. How to choose between Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina? It has been designed by a girl living in a safe shelter in Pakistan. per location. What about the victims of abuse?

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Virtual worlds – then, now and next

VC Cafe

The first virtual worlds were simple chat rooms & communities. Virtual wedding in Animal Crossing – Janna and Stefan, from Maryland, US, walked down the aisle and made vows during the ceremony. Designer Sandy Liang—the downtown darling known for her “clout fleece”—held an extremely exclusive pop-up sale.

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

This developed into another question: Even more, since there’s so much that goes on within the community, how can I know in one place, on my phone, what’s going on?—?in in the African communities around me? just a bare-bones minimum design that made sense to me. How can I use my phone to get that delivered to me? So one day?—?I

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

And so my basic idea is that, I think this is probably because of my background as a designer, I like to take a very systematic approach. When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. Those are your five stakeholders.