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[Review] The Lean Startup

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Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks. As a startup owner, what can you do to improve your chances? Through rapid experimentation, short product development cycles, and rigorous measurements of the right metrics, they can ascertain what customers really want.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

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For manufacturing startups, here are several ways to achieve effective supply chain management: Understand Your Supply Chain Elements. Too many startups mistakenly believe that their “widget” comes from one source. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners.

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[Singapore][Event] Startup Weekend Singapore 2012

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Startup Weekend Singapore is back! If you’re not familiar with Startup Weekends , it’s a conference- and workshop-type event where a creative and highly motivated bunch of people get together for 54 hours to come up with great startup ideas. An expected 150 participants will attend Startup Weekend Singapore.

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There Has Never Been A Better Time To Fail Fast Or Win Big

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If you have ambitions about creating a startup, then do it now. The keys to moving fast are to know a few basics even if you have no idea today for a startup company. Here is what I believe might be three things to make you think, and perhaps do: Know the Major Customer Groups. Do you look at large customer segments?

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Amsterdam’s Rockstart Accelerator Sees Good First Year, Announces 2nd Edition

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Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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The Entrepreneur’s Guide To 4 Categories Of Business Meetings

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Once you have gone past the initial stage of developing your idea and clarifying what your business is going to be, you will have many business meetings. Many startup companies stay undercover for years afraid of sharing their idea as someone might steal it. Customer Development.

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[Interview] Cameron Chell, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder Of Business Instincts Group (BIG)

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Cameron Chell also happens to be a multi-tasker extraordinaire , steering anywhere from five to seven startups at a given time on upward trajectories toward growth and success. BIG curates startups internally before spinning them off; the firm focuses in particular on startups that promise to revolutionize how we use technology.

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