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How To Name Your Startup And Brands

Brandanew

I’m a week and a half old in Ann Arbor, Michigan, so it was quite interesting to talk to another Startup founder over a falafel wrap. The whole conversation is a part of our #newinthecity Ann Arbor diaries. It’s going to reach Michigan in the winter time. It reminded me of Netherlands. I have big dreams for it.

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Reinventing the Board Meeting – Part 2 of 2 – Virtual Valley Ventures

Steve Blank

Yet even with all these tools, early stage startups still need to physically meet with advisors and investors. We propose that early stage startups communicate in a way that didn’t exist in the 20 th century – online – collaboratively through blogs. The University of Michigan is a possible first test.)

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 23: Nina Tandon and Brandon McNaughton

Steve Blank

A tech entrepreneur and inventor, Brandon McNaughton was entrepreneur in residence for Detroit Innovate , an early-stage venture fund. Brandon teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship. “I’m a scientist in the University of Michigan. Steve : What would you say?

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Reinventing the Startup Board Meeting: Part 2

ReadWriteStart

Yet even with all these tools, early stage startups still need to physically meet with advisors and investors. We propose that early stage startups communicate in a way that didn't exist in the 20th century: online, collaboratively, through blogs. Comments, help, suggestions and conversation can happen 24/7.

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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

Today he is the founder of M34 Capital , a seed capital fund that focuses on early-stage projects being spun out of academic and corporate research labs. Steve : … If I remember, you and I brought on Georgia Tech, and then University of Michigan and then how many more? The Origins of National Science Foundation I-Corps.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

The Rust Belt – (Skip this Section if I’m Boring You) Out of the Air Force, my first job out of school was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the mid-1970’s installing broadband process control systems in automotive and manufacturing plants throughout the Midwest. The lunch conversation was an interesting data point to add to a hypothesis I’ve had.

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