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SXSW Startups: Sceenic Connects Viewers

Austin Startup

I started my first business back in 1998 when I was 17; Skipworth was my first digital record label. And Jonathan has done artist management agency WISEgroup. government) giving grants to innovate R&D-based projects and grants for research studies, etc. Sceenic is based in London. In the U.K. backed by the U.K.

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How did Jeff Bezos scale Amazon without destroying its entrepreneurial culture?

Version One Ventures

Amazon has a unique product development process: before starting any new project, the product manager writes an internal press release ‘announcing’ the product. Amazon keeps managers close to the customer by having them regularly work customer service. For example, Mike George joined Amazon in 1998 through Junglee’s acquisition.

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Driven to Distraction – the future of car safety

Steve Blank

These began to appear in cars in the late 1980’s/1990’s and were required in 1998. If these technical challenges weren’t enough for drivers to manage, these autonomous driving features are appearing at the same time that car dashboards are becoming computer displays. This feature was finally required in 2013.

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Startup Lessons Learned

I suddenly lose my ability to judge if our marketing programs are being effective. Use pilot programs. This is true for split-testing features, but it’s also true for marketing programs or even operations changes. In May of 1998, India detonated several nuclear weapons at a test site near New Delhi.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. You can listen to the podcast of this discussion here. Not Prioritizing Action.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. You can listen to the podcast of this discussion here. Not Prioritizing Action.

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The Hard Thing About a Hard City: Why I Support Kathryn Garcia for Mayor of NYC

This is going to be BIG.

That’s the thing about someone who is a government systems wonk. They want the government to stay out of their way but they definitely want the government to come and ticket the car blocking the driveway, to stop construction noise, and to solve homelessness but definitely not to put low-income housing on their street.

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