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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

By now, the new company they formed called The Curative has performed something like 20% of all COVID tests in the state of California. The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. I am Eric Ries.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

Both Sides of the Table

Curation There are really multiple forms of “curation” that I think can build sustainable differentiation in products vs. the retailer that is selling them. In the simplest form curation is the selection of similar products in terms of function, quality, design aesthetic and perhaps brand. Get Physical!

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I can now give back to my community in ways that would not have been possible earlier. Furthermore, I aspired to curate a workplace of top-tier experts in the field, and retain talent by providing them with autonomy and the opportunity to excel. 14- To solve issues in the beauty community. Thanks to Ruben Gamez, Sign Well ! #6-

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Teaching Lean Innovation in the Pandemic

Steve Blank

When the National Science Foundation stopped holding their annual conference of I-Corps instructors, it offered us the opportunity to embrace a larger community beyond the NSF – now to include the Hacking for Defense, NSIN, and Lean LaunchPad educators. (All the breakout session slides are here.). A big thanks to Jerry Engel of U.C.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Carbon Health is now running some of the largest vaccination sites in California, most famously at Dodger Stadium, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles. I think one of the things that we, who are, you have the privilege of being here, in America, in California, in Silicon Valley. ER : How would you contrast the difference?

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Role a Coach Plays in Their Business

Hearpreneur

For the better part of this experience, you do things on your own, be it investing, finding suitable investors, curating an impressive clientele, etc. Thanks to Rick Nehora, California law firm ! #10- Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. cornerstone in your career. 10- Helps in envisioning the future.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Below is a collection of nudges, curated from my global experiences, influenced by research and data I’ve access to. Our average delivery times to California are 50% faster than Amazon. Community and sharing are core to who we are as humans. 80 people in California have booked this destination in the last 30 days.