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5 Things Businesses Should Do Now To Ensure 2015 Success

YoungUpstarts

With the end of the 2015 fiscal year nearing, businesses may be reviewing their consolidated revenues and thinking of ways they can increase their profit margin as they enter the new fiscal year or second-half of the calendar year. Give back to the community. by Richard Milam , the Founder and CEO of EnableSoft Incorporated.

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The Importance of Secure Technology in Community Banking

Board Effect

In 2015, 89% of the data breaches were driven by espionage or greed rather than retaliation against a former employer or insider fraud. The ABA Banking Journal offers five elements of secure technology for community banks and other financial institutions. Community banks should be proactive about applying system patches.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

The following is a guest post by Kirsten Cluthe and Ritika Puri from The Lean Startup Conference team Wondering what’s new in the Lean Startup community? Every year, our team conducts more than 500 customer development calls to understand what challenges the community is facing. Here are some of our favorites: 1. Get the details here.

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Version One in 2015: A year of building, backing, and exits

Version One Ventures

As 2015 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve done and where we’re headed. Here are some of the most memorable highlights for us in 2015: New portfolio companies. Shift Messenger : a communication platform for hourly workers. In total, our 23 active companies collectively raised $65M in 2015.

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The 2015 Lean Startup Conference is the Biggest Yet

Startup Lessons Learned

Check the full schedule here — and keep these six big incentives to join us in mind: New speakers for 2015 Half of this year’s 100+ speakers and mentors are new to our conference. 16-19, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. We're not just another networking event.

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What Boston’s Top Consumer Tech Leaders Think About Boston’s Consumer Tech Struggles [#BostonB2C Recap]

View from Seed

Over the past few years, the tech community has absolutely exploded locally (and if you’re new here or just want to take it all in, here’s our Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech microsite). Here is some of the best commentary from the community… For starters, why does Boston get a bad consumer rap anyway?

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while being challenged to solve some of the toughest problems.”. It was adopted by the National Institutes of Health as I-Corps at NIH in 2014 and at the National Security Agency in 2015. Project Agrippa – Logistics and Sustainment in IndoPacific.

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