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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

After poring through stacks of reports, white papers and position papers, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. . ——— I’m getting ready to go overseas to teach , and I’ve spent the last week reviewing several countries’ ambitious attempts to kick-start entrepreneurship. 1) They sure killed a ton of trees.

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10 Steps to a Memorable Website for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

If you want to understand more about the real trends in phone calls there are a bunch of white papers here. It turns out that these end users who supposedly find it more efficient and pleasant actually trust companies more when they have phone numbers. They seem like more real operations. But What About Mobile?

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10 Keys to Making an Entrepreneur Website Credible

Startup Professionals Musings

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Ten Tips to Make Your Startup Website Memorable

Startup Professionals Musings

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an untrustable country, or don’t have a clue. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

The firm wrote a white paper, “Transformation Underway… But Nobody Cares” which essentially said that GE stock was undervalued because investors didn’t believe that Immelt and GE management would do the things needed to deliver a higher stock price and dividends. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5

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Methods To Improve Your Website Content

YoungUpstarts

Expand on their content, make it more authoritative, or turn a short white paper into a list for easy digestibility. Of course you most certainly shouldn’t plagiarize; curation doesn’t entail this at all. Just use their content to give you ideas. Integrate Your Content with Social Media.

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