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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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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

In Texas, workers’ compensation insurance is optional unless the business is a construction company on contract for the government. The Size of Your Business Might Matter. In Kansas , workers comp insurance is required for all businesses with employees and with gross payroll over $20,000 a year. The Type of Employees You Have Might Matter.

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Fly High

Steve Blank

The next military college was the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland, set up in 1845 to train Navy officers. government forcing them to take responsibility in protecting your data/money. The oldest is the Army’s U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York, founded in 1802 to educate Army officers.

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Rebuild Lives: Remote Work for Social Good

Transformify

How to choose between Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina? The Finish government launched a pilot based on blockchain and we followed in their steps to provide opportunities for people in need and help revitalize post-war zones. per location. I was asking myself the same question while Transformify expanded to 150+ countries.

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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. government accelerator that takes no equity.

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Doubling Down On a Good Thing: The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Lite

Steve Blank

I’ve known Edmund Pendleton from the University of Maryland as the Director of the D.C. National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node (a collaboration among the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins). small businesses to turn Government-funded research into commercial businesses.

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In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU!

davetroy.com

blog comments powered by Disqus Search About Dave Troy Im an entrepreneur, software developer, and community builder in Baltimore, Maryland. 1 day ago How is it that a reporter can find Assange for an interview but he's on the run from the US Government? You can reach me at @davetroy on Twitter or via email at davetroy at gmail.