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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Kauffman Fellows Report (2020): “Diverse Founding Teams generate higher median realized multiples (RMs) on Acquisitions and IPOs]. As mentioned above, we report realized multiples (RMs) only for successful startups that were acquired or went through the IPO process.”. However, there is still work to be done.

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Entrepreneurship for the 99%

Steve Blank

As the morning fog burns off the California coast, I am working with Steve Blank, preparing for the Lean LaunchPad Faculty Development Program we are running this August at U.C. The reality is that the United States is still a nation of small businesses. of the ~6 million companies in the U.S. Serendipity.

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Twitter Link Roundup #184 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The video above is a light-hearted look at the the domestic surveillance scandal in the United States, involving the National Security Agency and a program called PRISM. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link].

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The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post)

Startup Lessons Learned

The United States is locked in a new arms race for that most precious resource -- the future entrepreneurs upon whom economic growth depends. The United States is locked in a new arms race for that most precious resource -- the future entrepreneurs upon whom economic growth depends. Expo SF (May.

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How Scientists and Engineers Got It Right, and VC’s Got It Wrong

Steve Blank

In the 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States. This all changed in 1980 with the Genentech IPO. In 1980 Genentech became the first IPO of a venture funded biotech company. Filed under: Lean LaunchPad , Venture Capital.

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Are Facebook Investors Playing Russian Roulette?

crowdSPRING Blog

Although Facebook’s stock price has fallen well below its IPO price of $38 per share, many people agree that the stock is still significantly overpriced. While China and Russia are both huge markets, it’s doubtful that their revenue per user will be equal to the revenue per user in Europe or the United States.

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Tell your Startup Visa story

Startup Lessons Learned

If youre registered to vote in the United States, and youd like your elected representatives to know that you support the Startup Visa, you can register your support in just two minutes at [link]. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?