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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

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In addition to law, Stuart was involved in various business ventures, including building subdivisions, as well as owning or operating restaurants, a grocery store, and a farm. In order to operate according to their vision, Red Wagon had to comply with every regulation, from permits to labeling and more.

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National Security Innovation just got a major boost in Washington

Steve Blank

As I later discovered, Joe’s first act was 24 years in the Army Special Operations Forces (SOF), retiring as a Colonel. Putting theory into practice, he went to Iraq in 2008 as part of the 75th Ranger Regiment, in support of a Joint Special Operations Task Force. He did a tour with the 75th Ranger Regiment as a platoon leader.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

Our primary goal was to teach students Lean Innovation while they engaged in a national public service. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. Wondering how we could get students engaged, we realized the same Lean LaunchPad/I-Corps class would provide a framework to do so.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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Talk to the farm down the street about how they’re using their hilly, forested land to plan for a future logging operation. As of 2012, there were almost two million small farms in the U.S., You would then have been able to choose to grow another product that was in demand, or start your farm in Southern California.