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Fly High

Steve Blank

Todd Branchflower was one of my Lean LaunchPad students entrepreneurial enough to convince the Air Force send him to Stanford to get his graduate engineering degree. The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. They specify, design and build a project that may be of use. We’ll see if I made a dent.

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Fly High

Steve Blank

Todd Branchflower was one of my Lean LaunchPad students entrepreneurial enough to convince the Air Force send him to Stanford to get his graduate engineering degree. The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. They specify, design and build a project that may be of use. We’ll see if I made a dent.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Web Design/Tech Services. Connecticut.

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Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, and Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast

Up and Running

We’ve talked a little bit about planning, and lean management, and even some of the Kanban principles that we talked about a few episodes ago. Peter: For those who maybe have done freelancing, I know some designers, for example, who they just have enough clients that they’re working nonstop. Jonathan: Kanban. This is solid.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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This is the first post in what’s going to be a series of blogs on how to go from nothing – no connections, no team, no money and no knowledge of how the startup industry really works – to operating a growing business. I’m taking a 52 week course in how to start up, run, operate, and achieve self employment. Thanks for the post.