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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and the same class structure – experiential, hands-on– driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Mission-driven entrepreneurship is the answer to students who say, “I want to give back. interviews (a national H4D class record.)

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. In terms of legal structure, social enterprises have many options. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Insuring The Success Of Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Unemployment Insurance Tax – You must register your business with your state’s workforce agency and pay unemployment insurance based on your state’s regulations. Disability Insurance – This type of insurance is mandatory only in the following states: California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.

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Richie Norton on The Power of Starting Something Stupid

Life Beyond Code

I went to BYU (Brigham Young University) at Hawaii. BYU-Hawaii worked closely with me to help create the business model and put mentors in place. I’ve a very stupid person. I’ve started many stupid things, actually (smile)! But let me start with something early in my life.

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Millennial CEO Disrupts Bottled Water Industry

Hearpreneur

When live in Hawaii and you don’t stay at a resort, you can’t help but ignore the unemployment and poverty in some areas that is directly relevant to education. Make sure you have a business model, not just users, with a pathway to profitability and cash flow break even.

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Hacking 4 Recovery – Time to Take A Shot

Steve Blank

And so, Hacking for Recovery began, starting first at Stanford and next offered by University of Hawaii for the State of Hawaii. I realized we had the ability to rapidly launch a large number of companies on the path of validating their business models. Here’s how it happened. 20 teams just finished their program.

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Pixar, Artists, Founders and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Pixar animators flew to Hawaii and went scuba diving for Finding Nemo , to Scotland while they were making Brave and drove Route 66 when making Cars. Pixar movies feel authentic because they’re modeled after the real world. Managers see change as a threat to their existing business model – and it is.

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