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Getting Lean in Education – By Getting Out of the Classroom

Steve Blank

This week the National Science Foundation goes Lean on education by providing $1.2 National Science Foundation adopted my Lean LaunchPad class. Their goal was to train University scientists and researchers to use Lean Startup methods (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) to commercialize their science.

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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Because these Lean Startup people, they do crazy stuff,” Alex joked. “So

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments In 2021

Hearpreneur

This cycle of solutions delivered and value received has been a staple for us since our inception and we expect to lean on this approach for the foreseeable future. . While we had previously tried the idea of working in a hybrid model, our audit of the experience revealed that our company was most productive and efficient while remote.

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Twitter Link Roundup #78 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. – [link].

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks for Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

As a fellow CEO and Chairman of several ventures, my advice is to learn to lean into your commitment, to your integrity, to your commitment to your words. That's when I lean on my amazing team, our incredible clients, and the core principles that got me into law in the first place. Keep doing that until the motivation comes back up.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Pricing Strategy for Your SaaS Startup

Up and Running

It’s not easy to choose the right pricing strategy for a SaaS product. Your product improves with time, your business team grows, and so your pricing can’t stay outdated. Even if you are just starting to consider building a SaaS startup , you’ve probably used products with either freemium pricing or a free trial. Choose wisely.

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Big Idea vs. Lean Idea

Seeing Both Sides

But what is less obvious to me, and therefore I assume many others, is how to distinguish between a Big Idea that simply starts small -- consistent with Lean Startup methodology -- as compared to a Small Idea that will always remain a Small Idea. To be clear, I am a lean startup acolyte. First, a few definitions.

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