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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

Just a crazy idea two years ago, the class is now taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech, Princeton and for the National Science Foundation at the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech. And in the thirty days since we’ve put the Lean LaunchPad class online at Udacity – 50,000 students have been taking it.

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31 Great Ways Universities Are Using Google+

YoungUpstarts

the University of Michigan, administrators are excited about using Google+ for better campus communication, especially collaboration. Google Plus Hangouts are a great place for alumni to connect with other student, faculty, and staff, building connections and facilitating opportunities within the university community.

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AVIXA’s Heidi A. Voorhees on Thinking Differently

Startup Professionals Musings

EDUCATION Bachelor of arts, majoring in commercial recreation/business, Central Michigan University; master of business administration, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. operations for AVIXA (the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association), including marketing and communications, U.S. Voorhees, CAE.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. Either won’t bode well for angels if they’re also hurting on non tech investments.

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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Enter technology and board development — the secret weapons for enhancing board engagement. It also builds the skills they need to be effective decision-makers, including the best ways to communicate and create consensus. For example, Starfish Family Services, a Michigan social service agency, has a 21-member board.

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Monday night: HBS Angels of NY Investor Meeting and Company Presentations

David Teten

All high quality applicants to IvyDate are reviewed by a Membership Committee. IvyDate is a highly private, matching based community which does not place member information in a browsable database. Founder Ian Shea has 8 years of internet/tech experience with ReplayTV. PrimeriCare Ventures (dba symbeo). StyleMusée.