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Is a $100 Million Enough?

Steve Blank

After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a career in eight startups. Over the last quarter century, in my third career, I helped create the methods entrepreneurs use to build new startups, while teaching 1,000’s of students how to start new ventures. I wonder if it’s different for today’s entrepreneurs.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

YoungUpstarts

With Asia’s share of global research and development forecast to grow to 40% this year, the quest to drive innovation is at the forefront of conversation among business leaders and entrepreneurs in the region. Thinking Aloud innovation Karen Reddington organizational culture organizational development'

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

Both Sides of the Table

During the 2004 election he was accused of having made up material facts from his service in the Vietnam War in an election against somebody who didn’t serve in a war. The most tempting thing for inexperienced entrepreneurs to do is to attack the press. Have private conversations to change opinions. Stick to your script.

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Two Local Veterans

Austin Startup

Veteran’s Day Spotlight: Serving in the Army Prepared Joshua Lawton & Michael Dougherty to Become Entrepreneurs by Faith Vera at Sputnik ATX Accelerator Joshua Lawton & Michael Dougherty , veterans and co-founders of Health Hat, are working together to bridge the gap between healthcare and business. Vietnam era,” said Dougherty.

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4 Ways Social Networks Can Boost A Company’s Reputation

YoungUpstarts

Conversely, respectful behavior wins fans quickly. As a successful entrepreneur, author and CEO of Sqeeqee.com, I have identified 4 easy ways social networks can boost your company’s reputation: Great Marketing Opportunities at Low Cost: Why Choose Social Networking. Thinking Aloud Jenny Ta reputation manage social media'

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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

Up until then] the capstone class – meaning the best class you could take for being an entrepreneur in a university – was how to write a business plan. It’s evidence-based, it’s the scientific method and when the company has that on Day Zero, the conversations that we have are just that more meaningful. …

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Experiment, Orchestrate, Execute

Austin Startup

I am very well read in military history from the Civil War through Vietnam, which you regular followers will know I find more instructive on management and leadership principles than most business books on those topics. First of all, realize that as a tech entrepreneur you are always the beneficiary of history. They don’t just happen.