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Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Isaac Watson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Isaac Watson. He is an event strategist and entrepreneur who founded Kickass Conferences in 2016.

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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.”. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. Our goal was to teach both theory and practice.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. Team Protocol One – Ensuring JTAC to Pilot Communication. I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup.

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9 Leadership Initiatives To Ramp Up Team Engagement

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, TOMS Shoes matches every pair of shoes purchased with a new pair of shoes for a child in need, driving engagement for employees and customers. For example, Zappos brings in thought leaders from personal development, education, community, philanthropy and other realms to share their ideas for motivation and engagement.

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Beware Of New Challenges With Services Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

In all cases, experience details are quickly and easily communicated to others via Facebook or Yelp, meaning a relationship will impact many others very quickly. Service organizations must find effective ways to manage capacity and thereby match the supply and timeliness of services with customers’ usage of them.

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Early Stage Advisor Equity Grants

Eric Friedman

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016 , that I rely on and wanted to revisit. If you are an operator looking to advise companies, think about how you can join communities, accelerator programs, mentor programs, or similar roles that put you in close proximity to companies.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

According to the 2016 Kauffman Growth Entrepreneurship Index , Austin grew its startups faster than every city except Washington, D.C., That’s exceptional startup growth that other cities will find tough to match. The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. Boulder, CO.