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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. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. And it may work. Dot Com Boom to Bust.

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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. MyUSA Simplifying the process of finding and accessing information and government services that are right for you. Take a look and judge for yourself.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

Apart from having different ways of thinking about ‘growth’, startups seek financial investment differently than most small business operations. Startups tend to rely on capital that comes via angel investors or venture capital firms while small business operations may rely on loans and grants.

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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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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. She is currently an Operations Coordinator at Solar Winds and volunteers for Latinitas. Austin, this time?—?to

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Further into their lifecycle, though, they found themselves beholden to certain financial and governance handicaps. Hospital System Roots. Unions often cast an outsized presence.

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Starting an Online Casino

The Startup Magazine

The second step involves obtaining a license to operate. This next level will also require that you work with government regulators. The government will not allow you to conduct your business without a license. The casino received its license from the United Kingdom gambling commission and the Gibraltar government.