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

Startup Lessons Learned

Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience. With this approach to establishing and tracking milestones, ReadyTalk launched its beta of UbiMeet.com in March 2015.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

YoungUpstarts

On an elementary level, this translates into efficient manufacturing at a lower cost. Learn how these disjointed sources of materials affect your supply chain costs and cause potential delays. trillion in profits due to cost-saving and increased revenues. Don’t Forget the Hidden and Indirect Costs.

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Essay: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development

The Startup Magazine

Oprah Winfrey ranked as the 12th most influential women entrepreneur of 2015 by Forbes with “The Life You Want” back in 2014 and her Harpo Films production co-produced the film “Selma” which won an Award. For example, Mikaila Ulmer launched her own business of Lemonade: Bee Sweet Lemonade at only 11 years old in 2015.

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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections.

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6 Reasons Startups Should Skip the Big-Bang Launch

Startup Professionals Musings

Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously. In many business arenas, brand-name partners and distribution are a prerequisite to scaling the business. They are so certain that customers are poised and waiting that they forget the costs of a hard launch -- and the risks of a highly visible failure.

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8 Keys To Providing Consulting Services To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Specialists today can justify their cost based on more direct return on investment calculations at all operational levels. If the startup team is distributed around the world, your challenge is to meet their process requirements, rather than expect them to meet yours. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/10/2015.

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How Covid-19 Has Impacted VC Portfolios

View from Seed

For example, a 2015 vintage fund is adding new portfolio companies in 2015, 2016, and perhaps 2017. Mid-stage portfolios can be more acutely impacted if many companies have fat cost structures and were investing heavily in growth that is not materializing. Unevenly distributed, but broadly optimistic.

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