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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.

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The 2015 Lean Startup Conference is the Biggest Yet

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. 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. A Lean Startup training kinda guy? Join us Nov. But wait — there’s more.

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VC Funding in 2020: What Investors Look for in Startups

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Venture capital investment is one of the top places startups look out for when seeking funding for their business alongside other popular options like angel investing and crowdfunding. Therefore, startups can expect investors to make significant adjustments based on lessons learned last year, which are rather harsh.

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Why Your Next Startup Should Be In Insurance

YoungUpstarts

Make no mistake, there is a small but mighty insurtech community, but the ecosystem is higher on cash than talent. Bringing tech to insurance can be as simple as introducing a fleet of drones to do some claims investigation work, which Travelers introduced back in 2015. If this sounds like it’s an ideal situation, that’s because it is.

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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

There is no doubt about it, the appeal of startup culture is inarguable. If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. The Seattle tech community is particularly popular, with a large number of companies busy working away on the next big thing.

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Your 2015 guide to summer reading for startups

The Next Web

We have books specifically for people at startups, a few specific to certain job functions, and a bunch that anyone working in the professional world can learn from. But Product Hunt is becoming an integral part of more and more startups’ launch strategies, so it’s obviously time I get familiar with how the site can be used.

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How To Ensure Your Startup Team Is Growth Hacking Not Copying

Brandanew

Startups need PR, publicity and proof of visibility for investors and while you may have a PR agency, many struggle with producing enough or high quality content. How To Ensure Your Startup Team Is Growth Hacking Not Copying. Is Your Startup Marketing Team Copy-pasting Content? . Raj S (@Raj_S) May 21, 2015. hCSyIsDQzd.

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