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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

As the technical partner, we want to be real partners in the business-making sure the technology helps achieve the business objectives. Our business model nudges us slightly toward the sound, safe (stodgy?) We work with clients to get them off the ground with a platform to build their business.

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A New Way to Teach Entrepreneurship – The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford: Class 1

Steve Blank

Could we even could find 40 Stanford graduate students interested in being guinea pigs for this new class? Over the quarter, teams of students would put the theory to work, using these tools to get out of the building and talk to customer/partners, etc. What if I was wrong? Would anyone even show up? to get hard-earned information.

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The Power of Expert Feedback in Improving Writing Skills

Duct Tape Marketing

Tim Grahl (01:35): Yeah, so my partner, Sean Coyne, has been in publishing since 1991, mainly as an editor, but also as a writer and story researcher. And so I came on, we started the podcast nine years ago, and I was the Guinea pig. So I run all the marketing and operations and everything, and I'm kind of the main Guinea pig still.

Guinea 88
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What Is Your Inner Animal Spirit?

Feld Thoughts

Did you know that she loves rodents – rats, mice, capybara, guinea pigs, pika, and groundhogs. Your partner’s? I remember talking about it over a meal about 22 years ago – it was shortly after we started going out. That night I learned about all of her favorite animals. ” (she just did that). I love bears.

Guinea 147
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Techstars and The Nature Conservancy

Feld Thoughts

So has my partner Seth and his wife Greeley, who is currently a trustee on the TNC Colorado board. Amy went to Tanzania and Kenya in 2009 with TNC to increase capacity of TNC non-profit partners. We also support TNC’s work with indigenous women environmental community leaders in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

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Here’s How Dropshipping Can Be Turned Into A Successful Venture

YoungUpstarts

After you’ve chosen a dropshipping partner, you must thoroughly go through the products they have in their inventory to offer you. As such, don’t allow yourself to be made into a guinea pig and choose wisely while selecting the supplier and its products so as to test out the products at low prices.

Guinea 113
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Insights from a recent CIO meeting

BeyondVC

In this tough market, my partners and I have been doing our best to help along these fronts. Part of a VC’s job besides helping management with strategy and hiring people is to help with customer introductions and strategic partnerships. CIOs spend alot of time these days managing risk not taking on risk.

Guinea 78