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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded).

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. Innovators are not entrepreneurs. Building an entrepreneurship ecosystem. What prompted these insights?

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What we can learn from the UK’s top franchises

The Startup Magazine

Whether it’s an automotive company, a fast-food establishment, or a chain of pubs, many business hopefuls use franchising as their route to market. The business kept expanding and moving into new territory throughout the 90s, with further establishments opened in Manchester, Wales and Scotland.

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

When I first started teaching customer development (searching, validating and executing a business model), one of my students pointed out that customer development was similar to the theory of a military strategist, John Boyd. In Afghanistan in 2002 U.S. The Gulf Wars. war fighting strategy in both Gulf Wars. Lessons Learned.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Office and Operations. Financing A Small Business. Business Taxes. Selling A Business. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up.

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Swipe debit card, get stock; In defense of the IPO; New models for SMB lending, and more

Ben's Blog

MANAGE MY SUBSCRIPTIONS By clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Privacy Policy Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market The percentage of Americans who own stocks is falling, according to the Wall Street Journal : only 55 percent own stocks today, compared to 67 percent in 2002. in addition to home ownership.

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