Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

The following is a guest post by Kirsten Cluthe and Ritika Puri from The Lean Startup Conference team Wondering what’s new in the Lean Startup community? Product Hunt, an 18-month old startup, has evolved from a basic idea into a thriving online community. She wants to disrupt Hollywood with the Lean Startup method.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2021

Most small businesses, growing startups , and individual entrepreneurs do not have ready access to legal counsel. You will also need to familiarize yourself with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website to learn how to conduct your search and select the correct application. Hiring an attorney.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

Gold also can be used as a material to plate other pieces, which is cost-effective and can cheaply enhance the look and value of an item. . Gold used to be used as currency in the United States through the Bretton Woods system as recently as 1971. Why Invest in Gold?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Government matters. The investors I hear from want to see more innovation, and fewer “me too” startups. Failure is an option.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Government matters. The investors I hear from want to see more innovation, and fewer “me too” startups. Failure is an option.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

At the front-end of these innovations are startups – organizations the Department of Defense hasn’t previously dealt with at scale. Mrinal and Jeff’s article below explains how startups can adapt and thrive while working with the Defense Department. And how the Department of Defense is learning to work with startups.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

According to Mark Hauser, the rising costs of healthcare and growth of the aging patient demographic in the region made the company well-positioned for growth within the market, and in researching the company he found that it had a very favorable reputation and was in line with Hauser Private Equity’s mission to invest in stable, quality companies.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re an investor that wants to stay in the United States permanently, an EB-5 visa is a great choice. Since you likely have experience in investing in startups or real estate, you’ll be able to seek a higher return on your projects. You’ll also be more familiar with the investing landscape. Image Source: Unsplash.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. In any case, these transactions must conform to regulations and guidelines laid down by the government. Another thing to consider are the associated costs and fees with buying from a particular stockbroker.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Immigrant businesses bring unique qualities to the United States. Immigrants often contribute twice as much to America’s entrepreneurship as those born in the United States. The Pros and Cons of Starting A Business In The United States. Government Grants. Unique Businesses In America.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2022

A common misconception I often hear in the startup world is that non-profits are easy and safe, since they don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to make a profit for their shareholders. Even non-profits usually require startup funds for facilities, people, and inventory. unless it relies wholly on donations.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. Today, I'm excited to share the latest round of startups that are being run by the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.

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Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

In 2022, property cost 87% more in Luxembourg than the EU average. It's also renowned for its high salaries and expensive living costs. Switzerland has the highest cost of living in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In fact, it costs 39% more than the OECD average to live there.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

To find out, I turned to WalletHub’s report on the best (and worst) cities in the United States to start a business in for 2016. By measuring various metrics like business survival rate, the prevalence of investors, and labor cost, they were able to determine which cities offer the best outlook for new ventures. Lincoln, NE.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

That changed when I joined the board of a startup, and we sued Microsoft and Sony on the same day for patent infringement – and won $120 million. A few caveats, this post is not legal advice, it’s not even advice, and it deals with law in the United States. Each patent filing will cost your company $10-30k and take 1-4 years.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The United States is in the middle of a generational shift, unlike anything it has experienced before. That’s creating a boom in senior living startups activity in the senior care and housing markets. Here’s an outlook on what the 2021 nursing shortage means for senior living startups going forward.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

I'm proud of the fact that we've managed to bring down costs and managed to solve many of the problems we initially had. So, I've never conveyed mixed cost signals like that to our staff. We worked hard to ensure that our members were able to handle the unfolding COVID-19 situation in the United States and around the world.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

I have written occasionally about legislation in Congress and how it impacts small businesses and startups, and three proposed laws have recently caught my attention. These changes are critical to small business and startups, and it is time for the politicians to make it happen. How so, you ask?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department. 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. Looking ahead.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department. 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. Looking ahead.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly discuss the three most common IP mistakes that startups make. working on the startup) while employed. Introduction. Any IP created by a founder (e.g.,

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

While entrepreneurship and startups have spread tremendously in Europe, a lot of aspiring young entrepreneurs leave Europe for the United States. From my interactions with them, the United States’ gravitational pull is only getting stronger. Large companies also provide an important ‘exit strategy’ for startups.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

The Association of Enterprise Opportunities , a national organization that advocates for micro business development, states that roughly 8,000 business loan requests are declined each weekday in the United States. The odds of a startup getting a loan from the largest banks in America aren’t favorable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Government matters. The investors I hear from want to see more innovation, and fewer “me too” startups. Failure is an option.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

The SXSW Startup Crawl! Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

Luckily, I’ve done the research for you and picked out the top small business-friendly cities in the United States. As local governments work to transform their regulatory environments into ones that promote and nurture the establishment and growth of small businesses, it’s becoming easier to measure and rank their efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Government matters. The investors I hear from want to see more innovation, and fewer “me too” startups. Find enough venturesome capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2019

A common misconception I often hear in the startup world is that non-profits are easy and safe, since they don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to make a profit for their shareholders. Even non-profits usually require startup funds for facilities, people, and inventory. unless it relies wholly on donations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

A common misconception I often hear in the startup world is that non-profits are easy and safe, since they don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to make a profit for their shareholders. Even non-profits usually require startup funds for facilities, people, and inventory. unless it relies wholly on donations.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St. Monday, January 14 th : The Lower-Risk Startup: How VCs Increase the Odds of Investment Success with Operational Support – 5 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ). Onge, Katherine.St.Onge(@)aspeninst.org.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

If you believe that your idea is worth the effort of putting together a business plan and going through the development and funding process, you may have a potentially lucrative tech startup. The American tech startup scene has become similar to the real estate sector in the sense that location is everything. San Francisco.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

The Student Startup Plan America helps college grads in the United States looking to start a business make their student loan payments manageable. But despite those, and other, government-backed plans across the world, it doesn’t guarantee that the business will succeed. In 2019, Wayback grew 14 percent.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Along these lines, we are starting to hear serverless more and more from the Fortune 500 and see this trend reflected in the sales pipeline at iopipe which has gone from mostly startups to larger companies. Watch for startups solving this problem with a focus on observability, reliability, security and automation.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Projected costs and profit. If you can’t find the information you need on the SMB website , always check in with your local government. In the United States, nearly every state requires some form of employee protection through workers’ compensation insurance. Not sure this policy is worth the cost?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Most startups solve problems in existing markets – making something better than what existed before. Some startups choose to resegment a market – finding an underserved niche in an existing market or providing a good-enough low cost solution. Pushing the boundaries. Freedom of Speech, Expression and Thought.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

Will you offer discounts, or accept government-subsidized or reduced payments from lower-income parents? Another thing to watch out for with monthly rent is all the added costs. There’s a pretty high demand for good childcare in the United States right now and many other countries. Projected costs. Wait-list fees.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The rise of the United States as a national power was incredibly steep, however its trend over the last two decades is not heading in the right direction and is about to intersect with the rise of China. New startups/companies rarely break into the system. (Slide 17) The takeaways were that: National power is ephemeral.

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