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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed. Then one day it was over.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. 2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Thanks Christina May, Illumine8 Marketing & PR ! #14

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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” The US government, however, lost most of the $2 billion it put into SBIC firms.”

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements. #10 including leaders of our portfolio companies. #7 – Translation of Sundiata.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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