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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived. And he gave them all early access to our prototypes for reaction.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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While Dan heads up operations, his brother Stephen is head brewer, and their team also includes directors of finance and brand, respectively. About the plan: Located in Medford, Oregon, Martin Cove Brewing Company has been a successful microbrewery for the past three years. The ColdFire Brewing team meets to plan marketing.

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SWOT Analysis Examples

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Operating without a website is increasingly rare, and ignoring this weakness for too long could have disastrous consequences. Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants. SWOT analysis for Sedibeng Breweries. Potential strategies for growth. Build an online presence.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Here’s Part 1 of Dino’s story….

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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A Lean Business Plan might be a better fit if you simply need to think through all the different aspects of your business. A Lean Plan will be shorter, and it lends itself to quick revisions, but both types follow the same general outline. Or maybe you will want to extend your practice’s hours of operation. Your operations plan.

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Epitaph for an Entrepreneur « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Alaska , Wyoming , Colorado , Washington , Oregon, Maine.) Eric Ries’s astute observations about engineering and Lean Startups make the same point. Lencioni’s books are famous fables for executives to reflect on team-building, culture and operational effectiveness, but this one is about family management and very inspiring.

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

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Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”.

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