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The Class That Changed the Way Entrepreneurship is Taught

Steve Blank

The business school was invented in the first decade of the 20th century in response to a massive economic transformation in the U.S. The country exited the Civil War as a nation of small businesses and ended the century with large national corporations (railroads, steel, oil, food, insurance, etc.). Soon others were created.

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When Krave Jerky Showed up in Class with a $435,000 Check

Steve Blank

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. Every once in awhile a team ignores my advice and builds a company worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs - Silicon Valley: The Next Renaissance

ReadWriteStart

First, Ankit Duggal from Clifton, New Jersey, pitched RER LLC , a firm that currently manages a real estate investment fund and is working on an investment advisory service catering to real estate investors - individuals and small businesses. Lead Generation & Qualification With a Channel Partner.

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What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing

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Dave McClure >>"what we are seeing now is a battle of two major investment theses: the index approach and the concentrated investment approach." startupcto

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500 Startups Hits the Accelerator Pedal (and Program) Again

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500 Startups Summer 2011 AppGrooves BugHerd Cardinal Blue Culture Kitchen Daily Aisle Hello World Kibin LaunchBit LaunchRock OVIA Scoopola Snapette Storytree ToutApp Vayable Vidcaster Volta vvall Welcu Zerply See Also TechStars Beats Y Combinator, Ranked Best Accelerator Program in U.S. startupcto

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

mashable.com

November 1, 2011 by Joshua Baer. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. For more Business coverage. Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel. More Stories in Business.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I just launched a small online retail business last week, and feel a bit lost about marketing ideas and how to get the most out of social media channels. I did over $12,000 USD in sales in the Q1 of 2011, i’m being outweighed by the demand, i feel the time has come for me to get few investors onboard. startupcto