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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. By the end of the 20th century entrepreneurship education fell into two categories: 1) starting small businesses and 2) starting high-growth, high-risk scalable startups. But the case method is the antithesis of how entrepreneurs create a startup.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

Gregory Heilers has helped on two startup farms: his father’s 200-acre grass-fed beef and goat farm, which also includes an orchard, a berry patch, and a vegetable garden, with areas set aside for future logging; and on a seven-acre organically grown market garden in upstate New York. See Also: Free Business Startup Checklist.

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Out of the Crisis #18: Sal Khan on institution building, solving the digital divide, and education as the lever for all decisions

Startup Lessons Learned

We need to wait for the government to fix it." My first job was a Product Manager at Oracle, then I worked at a tech startup called meVC. Government is. But at the same time, if schools get closed or weird, you can lean much more heavily on them. I don't know. First of all, just thank you. I really believe this."