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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. They may be privately run but often are non-profit, attached to a university or in some locations a local government.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University. For the past 26 years, Majid has founded, led, turned-around and merged several companies in various industries, as well as providing consulting services to corporate executives in the areas of technology, governance, turn-around and strategy.

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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Board development helps members understand their governance roles and the legal responsibilities that come with those roles. For example, Starfish Family Services, a Michigan social service agency, has a 21-member board. If their voices are excluded or withheld, the board loses effectiveness as a governing body.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Our swimwear line was designed with all-female bodies in mind because we want all of our customers to feel laid back and relaxed in our swimwear. NSN Lookup was a high-volume search phrase for National Stock Numbers used by Governments and there was a low difficulty score in achieving a high ranking in Google Search Results.

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Making a Dent in the Universe – Results from the NSF I-Corps

Steve Blank

While many government agencies use Technology Readiness Levels to measure a projects technical maturity, there are no standards around Business Maturity Levels. It doesn’t replace private capital with government funds. And to our new teaching teams at University of Michigan and Georgia Tech – It’s your turn.

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Nuke’em ‘Till They Glow – Quitting My First Job

Steve Blank

The Vietnam War had just ended and I was out of the Air Force back in college living in Ann Arbor Michigan. Civilian life was good, the government was paying my tuition and I got a college work/study job in the University of Michigan physics department. I got asked, “Would you like to work at the nuclear reactor?”

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