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The Future of Government: Hayward & the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. Kelly McAdoo is the City Manager & CEO of the City of Hayward in Alameda County, California.

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Canoo: The EV Startup That’s Proving the Doubters Wrong

ReadWriteStart

Canoo, an EV startup based in California that debuted its futuristic-looking electric van in 2021 , is having a hard time making ends meet. In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. However, the outlook is not good. Q: Who founded Canoo?

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What Are the Top Governance Challenges for Hospital Boards?

Board Effect

Ongoing financial pressures and legislative uncertainty are contributing issues to the top governance challenges for hospital boards of directors. Physicians usually now have more technological expertise than most board members, which makes them critical partners for board members. Governance Challenges Facing Children’s Hospitals.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

Rather than seeking private funding, the company’s owners obtained funds through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), committing them to building products for government use. Today UEC Electronics has increased its workforce more than tenfold, from that original 10 to now 115, and is considered a key government contractor.

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Startup firms partnering with government? Really?

Austin Startup

And yet, in spite of all this, small emerging firms are largely left out of government contracting. Selling to the government is a slow process in the beginning. They dislike bureaucratic processes even more, so the government marketplace has never been an attractive option for startup firms. That may be about to change.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. Now they are partners.