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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I presented to 1,000’s of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had 9 interviews, chatted with 8 VC’s, sat on 4 panels, talked policy with 2 government ministers, 2 members of parliament, 1 head of a public pension fund and was in 1 TV-documentary. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives.

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Applying Lean Startup Beyond Silicon Valley

Startup Lessons Learned

government fund and as Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the National Science Foundation. Think, for example, about the way we talk about sales and customer development and the idea of ‘getting out of the building.’ On weekends, he evangelizes Customer Development and runs a Lean LaunchPad class nationwide in Japan.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , August 14, 2010 Governments round the world are trying to stimulate entrepreneurship. The Chilean government recently announced a bold initiative that stands apart from the usual innovation and start-up handwaving. Develop your business plan.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Government grants – Credit cards / debt. Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask. No investor cares about a business plan. Will developers and designers provide services for a piece of the company? www.elance.com and hire from eastern europe. Other sources of capital. 1) Hire A’s.