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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. Matt Weingart, program development manager in the Strategic Development Office at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

I learned that NEWAH was dealing with some bureaucratic red tape (read: government corruption), and that they were having issues getting projects approved. Left: Mahesh, Program Manager. Right: Umesh, Founder of NEWAH. A hand-written contract is drawn up with every household listed as co-signers. At the Welcome Ceremony.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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50 Famous Leaders And Career Advice That Shaped Them

YoungUpstarts

Bush: “You have a moral obligation to act against evil.” : Nobel Prize-winning Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s words to the 43rd president deeply affected his decision to intervene in Iraq, one of the defining acts of his political career. His hope of instilling a lifelong interest in government in the young Ted worked.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 31: Congressmen Dan Lipinski and Seth Moulton

Steve Blank

government has embraced Lean methodologies to reinvigorate its innovation efforts was the focus of the latest episode of my SiriusXM radio show, Entrepreneurs are Everywhere. He offered context for the government’s innovation efforts: The Federal Government plays a critical role in innovation in our country and has throughout our history.