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Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. In our case, we’re local in over 200 countries with operations in basically every city on the planet. And this has created a global entrepreneurial ecosystem. It never is.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged.