Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

A good number of the people the students needed to talk to were sheltering at home, and they weren’t surrounded by gatekeepers. We just finished our 5th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What a year. At the end of the quarter each of the eight teams give a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. But this year?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

Unfortunately the injustice and inequalities that stem from being treated differently because of race are woefully a normal reality for many. I'm going to tell them there's an African American man threatening my life," she is heard on video saying. We are writing to provide you with context around what is happening.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Shopify research shows: 46% of buyers in the US and Canada have made purchases from local, independently owned businesses since the beginning of the pandemic. 57% said they specifically seek out local, independently owned businesses to support with their purchases. Image source ). In a nutshell: the future came early.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2018

This article is part of our Business Startup Guide —a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! I do not believe this is an innate ability, but rather a “skill” that I’ve learned and practiced over the entire course of my life. It’s also part of our Bplans guide to coming up with a great idea.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

When food and shelter are a freelancer’s two heaviest expenses, a conversation about “costs” sounds absurd, no? Most freelancers build a business with gear they already own and write off whatever expenses arise. My aim is not to scare anyone. by Donovan Janus, founder of 17hats. A Different Breed. of UC San Francisco.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Incorporating Corporate Service Responsibility (CSR) is a noble idea that most business owners take seriously. Driven by the ideal of equality, I want to empower people from all walks of life to become self-employed. Driven by the ideal of equality, I want to empower people from all walks of life to become self-employed.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I do not believe this is an innate ability but rather, a ‘skill’ that I’ve learned and practiced over the entire course of my life. Steve Johnson, author of ‘Where Good Ideas Come From’, has spent years researching and writing about this subject. In a human’s brain, there are approximately 100 billion of these cells.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2022

13:03] As a consumer, is there a way to avoid making the impulses that come from experiencing FOMO? [15:17] It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. My guest today is Mindy Weinstein. The Power Of Scarcity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Saving money as a small business can be tricky- if you’re a startup especially, money might be tight already. Office and Home Business Related Tips . For more information on greening your spaces, check out Energy Star, a program run by the U.S. You’re going to need a bigger bank. For Those Outside The U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2020

He’s coming home from the doctor this morning (they kept him overnight for two nights for observation) and it sounds like he’s doing ok. It’s been 58 days since March 11th, the day that I officially started sheltering in place. I’ve got it. Zoom Fatigue. A few days ago I thought I was just tired.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2013–2014, where she founded the United States Digital Service. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52) 12:44) A look at the three waves of requests coming from government. (14:06)

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Share Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects). One day I came home and Molly , my future wife, was crying. From the middle to 2005 to early 2010 the business was break-even or better every quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. But like protective parents everywhere, they tend to shelter it in ways that stunt its growth in the long run.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark Cuban is my guest on Out of the Crisis #2 (transcript below). In his view, "It's never selfish to keep your company in business. Consumers, particularly Gen Z and millennials, are becoming more used to looking for a social component from the companies that they do business with. It's never selfish to hire.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

From coaching, to mentoring and donating to a number of worthy causes, he aspires to help make the world a better place with better fundraising tools. From coaching, to mentoring and donating to a number of worthy causes, he aspires to help make the world a better place with better fundraising tools.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

A true entrepreneur, according to Forbes.com , is “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.” If the above description speaks to you, here are 5 tips for launching your own freelance fix-it business. Some just want to do what they love to do and get paid.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2012

My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. But like protective parents everywhere, they tend to shelter it in ways that stunt its growth in the long run.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 19, 2019

This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is Zvi Band. He’s also the author of a book we’re going to talk about today, Success Is in Your Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals. John Jantsch: Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Zvi Band: Both.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 1, 2016

You’ve always wanted to start a business. You’re tired of working for someone else, and you’d love the flexibility and responsibility of running your own company. Here are 26 businesses that you can start virtually free (and those that aren’t completely free are quite low-cost). See Also: Business Startup Checklist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2011

My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. But like protective parents everywhere, they tend to shelter it in ways that stunt its growth in the long run.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2018

We’ve all carried out assorted hobby projects in our backyards – vegetable gardening, crafting décor from reclaimed junk, even constructing elaborate treehouses for our kids – but have you ever stopped for a moment and wondered if all the empty real estate that is your backyard, could be used for satisfying more than just your hobbies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

That was when they launched their COVID-19 Moonshot project, an opensource invitation to thousands of collaborators from around the world to contribute potential solutions. As a child, Alpha Lee lived through the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the rest of the world soon forgot about it.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2018

Moody established Stella & Chewy’s in 2003 in a tiny New York City apartment, but the impetus for the business came years earlier when Chewy, who had been rescued from an animal shelter, developed severe health problems. Why did you start your business? How did you come up with your business name?

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 9, 2019

If I offered you a chance at an internship that would rock your business, and your business potential, more than any class you could take anywhere, would you sign up? We deliver meals to shut-ins, swing hammers and paint houses with Habitat for Humanity, fill boxes at the local food bank, or serve dinners at local homeless shelters.

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Up and Running

MAY 5, 2020

For many of you, the benefits and challenges of working from home have become your reality over the past month. However, your boss, coworkers, friends, and family (or maybe even you) aren’t fully convinced that working from home is a potential path to success. . Work is still work, wherever you do it from.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Kids are disconnected from the harsh economic realities that most adults struggle with. Kids are disconnected from the harsh economic realities that most adults struggle with. That’s partly because we shelter them from the truth, but also because we the parents aren’t in reality about it, either. This is a mistake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2010

My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. My first thought is that spin-offs are like struggling adolescents with over-protective parents. But like protective parents everywhere, they tend to shelter it in ways that stunt its growth completely. Supporting them for too long.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The main goal of the project was to raise awareness of homelessness and hunger in San Diego, so I thought it would be a good idea to use cereal boxes to build the mosaic and donate them to a local shelter afterward. There were tons of questions running through my head day and night — and I knew I couldn’t answer them alone.

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 24, 2015

I’m a bit of a business lit junkie: I love reading stories and advice from fellow authors and entrepreneurs. I dig tales of overcoming adversity, and I enjoy getting fresh insights on the challenges we all face as small business owners. She never tires of the game, chasing every ball down and faithfully dropping it at my feet.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Camden is the Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Organization Beyond the Crisis Beyond the Crisis, the food-distribution charity, which has distributed over 100,000 dollars of food items to housing communities and homeless shelters across Massachusetts. This is John Jan, and my guest today is Camden Francis. Great episode.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

In the fallout from the pandemic, most founders and CEOs are in the process of completely revamping their growth models from the bottom up amid new and unpredictable consumer behavior. We begin by describing a typical a growth model and discuss how that fundamentally drives a company’s business strategy.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2020

The decisions you make can make or break the future of a business hence due diligence is necessary before making bold decisions. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they make bold decisions and here are the responses. #1- Taking risks and making bold decisions are a significant part of business.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

This of course varies from community to community.) Maybe we just felt we were too busy. The first step in getting engaged is to make this your mantra: “My community is my responsibility. Every child is my child.” And they move in and out of projects due to the election cycle.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project.

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