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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. The idea of the Lean Startup was built on top of the rubble of the 2000 Dot-Com crash. And government agencies find themselves being disrupted by adversaries unencumbered by legacy systems, policies and history.

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Why Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Is A Thing Of The Past And What You Should Do About It

YoungUpstarts

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Basically, employees purchase their own individual policies on the open market (a purchase frequently offset by government subsidies), and employers reimburse them. For many, it’s been a struggle.

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

People of the Tankawa Tribe called this area home long before names like (Stephen F.) Austin has shed some of the innocence of its youth as a city circa 1970 through 2000 and replaced it with socio-economic stratification and segregation of its growth, post-2000. Barton Springs Pool People moving to Austin isn’t at all new.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Mr. Geleerd has been a member of YPO since 2000.

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

Anonymity is the new black: You may remember in the early commercial web era – post 1993, we all had alias names and emails before we felt comfortable enough to convert to our actual human self on line. As privacy gets eroded through government activity we can expect a lot more anonymous forums to emerge as powerful web platforms.

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USA – The End of an Empire

Start Up Blog

One third of Americans cannot name a single branch of their own government. Acknowledgement of these facts frame a viewpoint of society where basic knowledge is important to shape government policy and to address vital issues like climate change. In the year 2000 this number was 30.4% Most goes to insurance companies).

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13 Important Branding Lessons From The Top 4 e-Commerce Giants

YoungUpstarts

No longer just an auction site, eBay introduced the “ Buy it Now ” option in 2000. Company names like “Just Tables” or “Headphone Hut” will limit your ability to evolve and grow as new opportunities arise. Let that govern your business practices. Today, eBay is taking steps to elevate their overall user experience. Craigslist.

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