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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. I spent yesterday sifting through the most recent lessons learned and results from a series of accelerators BMNT is running for the intelligence community. A Navy team recently sourced 80 problems, then curated down to one priority problem to solve.

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The Importance of Secure Technology in Community Banking

Board Effect

According to Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report , the motivation for criminals who pursue data breaches is financial. 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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Book: Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide

Feld Thoughts

Chris Heivly released Build the Fort: The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide. I encourage you to get Chris’s book if you are a startup community builder or are interested in startup communities. Chris became an extensive thought partner with Ian, and we eventually decided to write two books.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. In 2016, OHUB pioneered HBCU@SXSW at SXSW. Placement is 90%!

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Transformify Partners with Genashtim to Help Bridge the Skills Gap

Transformify

London, UK - 20th October 2016. The initiative launched by Transformify and supported by its valuable partner, Genashtim, will help those who can not afford the skills training to access it on - line. Since 2008, Genashtim became a partner of eCornell in Asia - the eLearning arm for Cornell University of Ithaca, New York.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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7 Attributes of An Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

There is a common belief in the angel and venture capital community that you put your money on the best team, rather than the best idea. Investors are wary of “equal partners,” who may jeopardize a timely decision. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 06/10/2016. Solo entrepreneurs rarely find an investor.