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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

Steve Blank

government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. 19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology. government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Over the last two months the U.S. billion U.S.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

He’ll talk about making a profit and making a difference in a conversation with New Media Ventures’ Christie George. As the emeritus Chief Technology Officer of the United States, he still connects government and Silicon Valley. Now he’s a leader in social impact investing and equality in education.

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Open Innovation in DC

Startup Lessons Learned

The Federal government is being transformed - initially, in small ways - by people I think should be recognized as entrepreneurs. They are leveraging the same kinds of new technology, management thinking, and big data to improve lives that we routinely use here in Silicon Valley. I don't control any government contracts.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Eren Bali arrived in Silicon Valley from Turkey in 2010 hoping to relaunch Udemy , his online education company. Eren came to the US from Turkey to work at a Silicon Valley tech startup, which is actually where I first met him a few years ago.

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

Tony Saldanha (P&G Next Gen Svces, Transformant), Farhan Shah (Allstate, CTO, Head of Platform Eng), Munu Gandhi (VP Infrastructure, AON), Virginia Lyons (CISO, Williams Sonoma) and GTM advisors?—?Natalie Winning the hearts and minds of developers matters and building the GTM around conversion and upsells will be key.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally. Previously, Shamina was Mastercard’s Global Director of Government Services and Solutions where she worked to digitize social subsidy programs in over 40 countries. As the third U.S.

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Nine Webcasts to Learn From

Startup Lessons Learned

Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. The conversation also turned to a subject on everyone’s mind the last month or so--the healthcare.gov website. Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference.

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