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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints.

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Experts share their thoughts on board development for nonprofits

Board Effect

Board development benefits the organization Steve Schroeder, Board Member, Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin : Board development is essential. Ben Niehaus, Director of Member Services, Wisconsin Association of School Boards : Today, more than ever, there are a variety of issues and perspectives that come before a public board.

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[INTERVIEW] Brandon Seigel, President, Wellness Works Management Partners, Madison, Wisconsin

YoungUpstarts

After many years of supporting her practices internally, I took over leadership of operations for her and transformed the way that care was delivered. Wellness Works Management Partners supports health, wellness and education service-delivery entrepreneurs in building, scaling and managing private practices throughout the United States.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I did not consider myself unique from the standpoint of the way my business life operated, and therefore, believed and soon witnessed many people having the same challenges. It's a fairly outmoded method of operation that dates back to the industrial revolution. Thanks to Colin Merrill, Wisconsin Junk Cars ! #26-

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Starting Startups - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

  But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, they need to offer different kinds of advice.    But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, they need to offer different kinds of advice.  Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Google Ads.

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Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good?

Ben's Blog

Generally, operational excellence is far more important for a VP of Engineering or a VP of Sales than for a VP of Marketing or CFO. As examples, below I include questions that I wrote for running the enterprise sales function and operational excellence. Operational excellence questions. This is the “are they smart enough?”

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Use agile budgeting to manage your cash

David Teten

Consider ThedaCare , a healthcare system in Wisconsin, which eliminated its budgeting process in 2010. Further, we support this with weekly flash reports that focus on key operating metrics of the company.”. This agile approach is not restricted to small startups. In Stop Budgeting, Start Improving , Brad Power writes, .

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