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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Our guest speaker for our fourth class was John Hurley , former Member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, an expert on semiconductors and supply chains, and former Captain, U.S. The goal is to meet its local chip demand by 2030. [Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts]. Optional Rebecca S.

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Traction Metrics Seed Real Startup Funding And Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

While thinking about the parameters of traction, and how to measure it, I was impressed with a new book, “ Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth ” by Ash Maurya, a serial entrepreneur, and creator of the one-page business modelling tool Lean Canvas. Build an inside advisory board of influencers and experts.

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7 Steps To Turning Business-As-Usual Into A Moonshot

Startup Professionals Musings

Moonshots are simply efforts that demand breakthroughs that are not possible within business-as-usual practices. In reality, that’s the definition of a successful startup these days, so every aspiring entrepreneur should take note, as well as every existing corporate executive. Finalize commitment to the plan at all levels.

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Swedish Immigrant Helps Reinvent the Mouthguard Industry

Hearpreneur

But as I tried to find my own path in this, it became clear that there are MANY resources for small startups in Ann Arbor, and today throughout Michigan. I got helped with talent search, boot camp for small startups, microloan…the list goes on and on. Sometimes a great advisory board can be just as useful.

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Lean LaunchPad – For Deep Science and Technology

Steve Blank

This allowed us to emphasize how to differentiate a technical spec from a value proposition and expand on the parts of the business model that are unique for science and engineering startups. Ended in Week 10 as a B2C platform for scheduling on-demand at-home senior care. Team Pause. If you can’t see the Pause video, click here.

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