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Applying Lean Startup Beyond Silicon Valley

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley, including those working abroad, often have to retool Lean Startup methods to apply them in places with very different business cultures. government fund and as Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the National Science Foundation.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g.

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Announcing the 2016 Lean Startup Week Program

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. Welcome to Lean Startup Week 2016 TL;DR: Before you dive into the details, here’s a quick look at what you can expect during your week with us: On Oct.

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The Best Places Worldwide to Start Your High-Growth Startup

Up and Running

See Also: Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. Climbing from number 17 to enter the top ten, Singapore also marks the only region on this list outside the U.S. That being said, if you wish to plant your business at the center of a growing ecosystem, Singapore is one to consider. Singapore Startup Guide.

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CIOs Are from Mars; CMOs Are from Venus: Seven Ways To Bridge The Great Divide

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And Stoddard notes that at NetApp they use proper governance to facilitate faster learning: “We use an enterprise executive architecture committee, with all the leaders of every NetApp function — marketing, sales, HR, operations, finance, and so on. Let your story drive your behavior (and solve your disagreements). Soft Edge Pillar: STORY).

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Twitter Link Roundup #136 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Blogging to Build Audience and Drive Traffic – [link]. Is Crowdsourcing the Secret to Creating Innovation in Government?

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

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I get my healthcare insurance through Vox Media, so I actually don’t know the cost of my healthcare, or the government-. You couldn’t increase wages, and that was mandated by the government. I want to put a pin in Singapore and come back to it. Bill Gurley : Let’s talk about that for a minute.