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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

It taught lean theory ( business model design , customer development and agile engineering) and practice. I realized I was looking at a paradigm shift in entrepreneurial education – away from the business plan-focused model to a Lean Startup model. The Business Plan is Dead. It’s a big idea.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

Huge structural under-employment in much of the country and full employment in some niche tech markets where it’s impossible to hire developers, designers or sales professionals. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. You know what I’m talking about. You feel it, too.

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

That could be a standard sale contract, i.e. buy and sell single items or batches, or a partnership agreement, i.e. contract manufacturing, sales agency, or distribution agreement. Asia Trade Hub, based in India, Tradekey, based in Saudi Arabia, and EC21, based in South Korea, are the only pan-Asia marketplaces.

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10 Entertaining Things to Check out While You’re Waiting in Line Today

Up and Running

billion in retail sales and even more the year before. If you’re open to ideas, be sure to take a look at our list of our favorite deals this year (featuring some stock photography modeling by yours truly!) Women can now be attorneys in Saudi Arabia. Last year, Thanksgiving weekend saw 54.7