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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. The topic of the day was Open Innovation; honoring a group of individual entrepreneurs doing innovative work inside and outside the public sector. Right now, all three are present in DC.

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

Startup Lessons Learned

When you look through the list , you’ll see big names that we’re very pleased we landed, epic companies we really want to hear from, and people we’re particularly excited to present because they have incredible stories to share--and you won’t hear them anyplace else. For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus.

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Boulder CTO December Lunch with Tim Wolters

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Boulder CTO December Lunch with Tim Wolters with 5 comments The Boulder CTO Lunch meets once a month with a guest speaker and covers topics and questions that startup CTOs should find interesting. Tim is considering working on a book, a startup survival guide for CTOs. There are two kinds of CTOs: tactical and visionary.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- For me. We will be hiring people with mental and physical disabilities in the near future. I was a new immigrant to the United States, a new mother and living in NYC trying to find my way. Photo Credit: Erin E Hooley. 5- Two reasons.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

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SXSW Startups: My SideKick

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. The name of your company, Every Two Minutes, reflects that every two minutes in the United States, a person is sexually assaulted.

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Webinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded

Up and Running

I actually use LivePlan and I mentor entrepreneurs all over the world. I have some entrepreneurs who are in Gaza, who are in Cairo, who are in New Jersey, and I’m in Oregon. As an entrepreneur I would say 50/50. Peter Thorsson: We’ve got a good question that might come up later in the presentation.