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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Here’s Part 2 of Dino’s story….

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

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About the plan: Located in Medford, Oregon, Martin Cove Brewing Company has been a successful microbrewery for the past three years. With this money, they plan to expand its distribution to selected metro areas within the state of Oregon. Martin Cove Brewing Company. This year, Martin Cove Brewing Company will gross $520,000 in sales.

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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. What’s Different.

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SWOT Analysis Examples

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Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants. This is one area in which being a small local firm could be a major advantage, but international market research and more information about the government export initiatives are required. Example SWOT analysis: Botanical Bounty.

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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. You will most likely need to partner with a regional lab for medical testing.

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Epitaph for an Entrepreneur « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Alaska , Wyoming , Colorado , Washington , Oregon, Maine.) When I ran Rocket Science our corporate partners were in Japan (Sega), Germany (Bertelsmann) and Italy (Mondadori) and some travel was unavoidable. Eric Ries’s astute observations about engineering and Lean Startups make the same point. Document every step.

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The 7 Key Components of a Perfect Elevator Pitch [With Video]

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There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. In the “team” portion of your elevator pitch, you should talk about why you and your business partners are the right team to execute your vision, and why your team’s skill set is precisely what is needed to lead your company to success.