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Hacking for Defense @ StanfordĀ 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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4 Things I’ve Learned As An Entrepreneur Right Out Of College

Up and Running

He moved out to Colorado to attend CU Boulder, starting a degree in Architecture only to find out he was more passionate about Business. Go lean with your planning. A startup is about execution and speed, so you need to start lean. Not just that, but working for a startup grows your personal and professional network.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

Check out this example in my hometown of Colorado Springs. The takeaway here is simple: lean into your neighborhood. The trick here is to lean into the things that already work for your brand. My go-to cycling studio in Colorado Springs sources their t-shirts from the printing shop next door. Image source ).

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Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 30, 2009 Techstars brings The Lean Startup to Boulder Im very excited to announce a pair of events that will kick off a very busy fall speaking tour. The event will include a talk from Eric on The Lean Startup over dinner, followed by moderated table discussion and then final Q&A with Eric.

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(C)lean Messaging: How To Make Your Great Idea Appeal To The Masses

YoungUpstarts

by Scott Brown, Executive Director at UpRamp and author of “ (C)lean Messaging “ Every aspiring entrepreneur lives in pursuit of that lightbulb moment. What is (C)lean Messaging? The (C)lean Messaging framework is the first step. (C)lean The (C)lean Message. The big idea. An unparalleled innovation.

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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

Eric Ries of The Lean Startup has called Andrew Chenā€™s blog ā€œone of the best entrepreneurship blogs of all time.ā€ The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firmā€™s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. Brad Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being an Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Being a long-term partner is important to us since doing business online necessitates ongoing website and online marketing maintenance and improvement. When we work with our customers, we become their business partners and assist them expand their companies over time. Thanks to Jason Polk, Colorado Relationship Recovery ! #11-