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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Success depends on finding startups that have identified acute customer pains in large markets where conditions are ripe for a new entrant. However, four critical advances over the past decade (cloud, accelerators, Lean, and Angels) not only changed the math for tech investing but made regional tech clusters possible.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

Scalable startups are on a trajectory for a billion dollar market cap. But if you want to build a scalable startup you need to be asking how you can you get enough customers/users/payers to build a business that can grow revenues past several $100M/year. Entrepreneurship is everywhere, but everywhere isn’t a level playing field.

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From Idea To Execution: Building An Efficient Workflow For Your New Venture

The Startup Magazine

It’s not just about a logo or a tagline; it’s the experience you promise your customers. Develop a marketing strategy that leverages both digital and traditional channels. Whether it’s through bootstrapping, seeking angel investors, or applying for grants, explore all options available to you.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. HBS Startup Tribe.

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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

Finally the amount of capital needed to take a drug to FDA trials could be enormously expensive, at least 10x more than startup costs at an electron-based company. The two watershed events for biotech startups were the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. I call them “ Lean VC’ s” to emphasize why they’re different.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 4: David Lerner and Gary Marcus

Steve Blank

And Silicon Valley’s pay-it-forward culture is a huge help to startup founders. That was the message from the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. David Lerner is an entrepreneur, angel investor and director of entrepreneurship at Columbia University. Dave Lerner.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Steve Blank

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Want to be a guest on the show?

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