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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

One of the recurring themes in the people that I've spoken to in the last few weeks is a society wide sudden realization about the importance of science as the engine of progress, And the importance of having science driven policy, as if somehow we didn't know that before, but somehow we didn't. Let me ask you about your background.

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6 Signs That Your Startup Could Be The Next Exception

Startup Professionals Musings

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 Since every business is built by unique individuals, I’m totally convinced that exceptional people are the key to an exceptional company.

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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

When I saw it, I asked Zack if I could post it on my blog as an ode to all startups. The summer of 2003, I started an open-source (Drupal-based) project for the campaign (Deanspace), got a job in the campaign HQ in Burlington, VT, dropped out of school, and had about the most profound professional experience one could at age 19 in 2003.

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6 Signals That Your Startup Could Be The Next Google

Startup Professionals Musings

Image by Origa via Wikipedia I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 They focused on small advertisers looking for bargains. The model was a perfect fit for the Internet Age.

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Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Model: Not Just For Startups Any More

ReadWriteStart

The lean startup – as envisioned and explained by Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, associate professor at Stanford University and ReadWrite contributor – is no longer just for startups. The Evolution Of The Lean Startup. The lean startup model is not new. Companies are facing continuous disruption.

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Manager OKRs, Maker OKRs: How Early Stage Startups Should Think About Goal-Setting

Hunter Walker

Quantitative goal-setting, setting stretch targets — these principles are as evident in the 2020s as they were when I arrived in 2003. Now we have software startups who have basically built their business around OKR-style planning! is a software startup making it easier for companies to manage and monitor their AI/ML models.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. And today, AngelList is opening the platform up to all startups with top-tier investors. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics.

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