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The Class That Changed the Way Entrepreneurship is Taught

Steve Blank

In 1985 the University of Miami held the first national business plan competition. Business plans presume that building a startup is a series of predictable steps requiring execution of a plan which assumes a series of known facts: known customers, known features, known pricing, known distribution channel.

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10 Scientific Facts About Successful Teams

YoungUpstarts

After all, as a supplement to textbooks and lectures, it allows participants to pull from their strengths and reach out to partners with complementary weaknesses. It makes sense that knowledge retention would increase in a collaborative setting, though. The most effective teams have worked together before. Surprise, surprise, right?

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Texas and six of the Fortune 50.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

Step 5: Marketing your farm and products. Although Cindy had never farmed before, she had been an active gardener, growing the herbs she needed for her skin care product business, in her own large garden. You would then have been able to choose to grow another product that was in demand, or start your farm in Southern California.

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Launching a startup? Read this advice from successful entrepreneurs and leaders

The Next Web

Make sure your product can stand out in a crowd, that it serves a need, and comes at a time when people are ready for it. Great teamwork is the only way we create breakthroughs that define our careers.”. - Pat Riley, President of the Miami Heat NBA team. Focus on your product. Minimum Viable Product — launch launch launch!

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