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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

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. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. creating a model for how other cities can do it.

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Twelve Ways To Use Entrepreneurial Thinking To Help Our Schools

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Not only is the private sector suffering, but huge budget deficits mean the government sector is feeling the pain as well. Yes, budget battles in state and local governments have led to extreme, never-before-seen cuts in education budgets — thousands of teacher layoffs and the slashing of music, athletic, gifted, and other programs.

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Is Your City Right For A Small Business Revolution?

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Pensacola, Florida — site of the EntreCon 2017 conference — is a prime example of a vibrant, growing city that “gets” just how much small businesses matter. Small businesses need easy-to-understand codes from local government as well as a solid understanding of why such regulations are in place. Access to capital.

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The Flaming Lips and Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

The illustrious Sir Ken Robinson is returning as a keynoter (he has a long history with the conference and the state of Oklahoma) and there is a terific line up of speakers from Disney, Lego, Faber-Castell, and other notables from government and education. Jobs and money follow on culture ( see Richard Florida ). Scott Booker is CEO.

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Out of the Crisis #6, helpwithcovid.com

Startup Lessons Learned

Out of the Crisis #6 is my conversation with someone who not only saw that deficit but did something about it--literally almost overnight. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. A complete transcript of my conversation with Radu is also below.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. The quality of conversations can deteriorate when real identities are not provided.

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Out of the Crisis #17: Max Henderson on Covid Act Now, exponential growth, and how to help

Startup Lessons Learned

Max Henderson founded Covid Act Now to help with that process by making data-driven recommendations for sheltering in place (and later, for reopening) combined with public advocacy guidance to get local government to pay attention to the real facts about spread and safety. Here is my conversation with Max Henderson. I don't think so.