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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

Most large companies manage three types of innovation: process innovation (making existing products incrementally better), continuous innovation (building on the strength of the company’s current business model but creating new elements) and disruptive innovation (creating products or services that did not exist before.).

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Very useful perspective - as a first-time CEO managing a small startup, these ideas are timely and thought-provoking. Eric -- I was very impressed by your two part video series, which rarely occurs these days. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Less is more.

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Approaching The Blockchain With Business

The Startup Magazine

In addition, the founder Darin Oliver, also took in Kim Lumbard, the Blockdraw’s current CTO. They simply didn’t know of any other blockchain-based online casino business with the management, regulatory, technical knowledge, and experience that they had in place. system to run the most advanced distributed casino platform in the world.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

We hired three guys from that batch and paid them in iPhones. Treat everyone you hire like a co-founder. It builds trust and earns buy-in from the people you hire. When you’re hiring folks, don’t promise equity upfront. Tiny, contracting market. Every lawyer will give you an hour of their time for free.

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