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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. it could be your next investor or a big customer or the next president of the U.S. or maybe just #GrumpyCat. Will ICOs make a comeback?

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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. A full transcript is below. I am Eric Ries.

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The Innovation Insurgency Scales – Hacking For Defense (H4D)

Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. We just held our first Hacking for Defense Educators Class with 75 attendees. The Educator Class: What We Learned.

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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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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising.

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The Innovation Insurgency Scales – Hacking For Defense (H4D)

Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. We just held our first Hacking for Defense Educators Class with 75 attendees. The Educator Class: What We Learned.

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Attention Entrepreneurs: Walk Before You Run

Up and Running

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. The signs to me are all too obvious from our conversations. The appeal of promoting entrepreneurship is obvious.