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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

I got to see the peak of America’s manufacturing prowess in the 1970s, when we actually made things – before we shipped the factories and jobs overseas. First , America was built on workers who believed that their hard work would allow their children to have opportunities to do better. The Janesville’s across the U.S.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. 44:12) Show-related links Code for America United States Digital Service 18F U.S. She has been an advocate for a more responsive, a more resilient, more agile government. She served as the U.S. How to channel your efforts and energy and stay informed. (

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Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

The rest of the week is equally busy. Today if college students want to give back to their country they think of Teach for America , the Peace Corps , or AmeriCorps. This is a first step to a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to diplomacy and national security in the 21 st century. And that’s just on Monday.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

The rest of the week is equally busy. Today if college students want to give back to their country they think of Teach for America , the Peace Corps , or AmeriCorps. This is a first step to a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to diplomacy and national security in the 21 st century. And that’s just on Monday.

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Open Source Entrepreneurship

Steve Blank

agile engineering. So for the rest of us I put together this Visitors Guide to Silicon Valley. TechStars and Startup America are partnering to provide mentors in the U.S. I teach potential founders a hands-on, experiential class called the Lean LaunchPad at Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia and Caltech. customer development.

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When Krave Jerky Showed up in Class with a $435,000 Check

Steve Blank

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. They refined their branding, got a better handle on who their customers were, and in a real-time example for the rest of the class – had a full blown crisis. It was Krave’s first national stocking order.

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24 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

Hearpreneur

I loved being a CEO and an entrepreneur, and the risks I took to start and grow the company provided more income than I ever earned in corporate America. It helps me have the agility to make adjustments on the fly that benefit brands. You should rest easy knowing that there is a path that doesn’t require $1M in seed pre-revenue.