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

Steve Blank

Berkeley Haas Business School is a leader in entrepreneurship education. It has replaced how to write a business plan with hands-on Lean Startup methods. The final deliverable for that class was a 30-page business plan. We had multiple business plan competitions. The Business Plan is Dead.

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International Do’s and Don’ts For the Traveling Entrepreneur

Up and Running

If you’re from a “Western country”—North America or the UK—chances are, a good firm handshake says, “I respect both of our organizations, you, myself, and our future, and I’ve come to do some business.” ” However, in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and even France, it means something different. Here’s How to Fix It.