Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. The vibe of Bend is appealing, unique and unpretentious given the number of successful business, tech and professional athlete transplants who call it home.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2015

In the last year alone, several have opened across the United States, with cafes in New York City, Oakland, California, and soon, Portland Oregon. I spoke with wife and husband team Kristen and Sergio Castillo, whose cat cafe, Purringtons, is set to open in Portland at the end of January. Do something that fits your community.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Black Friday is great and all, but if you’re only going to hit the big box stores, you could be missing out on a number of unique things that small businesses are offering. And of course, supporting the your local community and local economy really is something worth doing. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Now we are growing based on the projections our wholesale partners give us annually in sales. And all this must be tied together with ongoing communications with staff, business partners, vendors, and other key people affecting your business. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2016

I started my company to increase the awareness about marketing within the small business community (what it is, what it is not, how to know you’re doing it right, etc) as I come across many that confuse marketing with PR or sales and are frustrated when their marketing programs don’t create the sales boost they expect.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Building relationships with vendors and the local community. Step 4: Building relationships with vendors and the local community. And all this must be tied together with ongoing communications with staff, business partners, vendors, and other key people affecting your business. Finding a brewery location.

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