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“Coming for the Content, Staying for the Community” Started With Video Games (Or Maybe Religion?) But Will Define Media This Decade

Hunter Walker

A slew of platforms and apps are letting creators do this without large event staffs, logistics or the costs typically associated with physical gatherings (although getting your fans together IRL will still be a thing post-COVID). Lean Luxe (business of commerce and brands) has a newsletter and Slack group. Notes and More.

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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C She said, “Dad, one of the great things you and Mom did was never tell us how much things cost.” Now that I’m older, I’m starting to know what things cost. For a minute it was a pretty depressing thought for a parent.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere – Show No. 16: Wayne Sutton and Dave Kashen

Steve Blank

The idea of a social network inside of an organization wasn’t a thing yet so that was a little bit scary and even the linkage between healthy behaviors and saving healthcare costs and becoming more productive and being less absent and all of that, a lot of that research has emerged over the last 10 years. . It was maybe 100 degrees.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

These reports might include estimates for production costs and returns, like this one on the University of Maryland Extension Portal. North Carolina State University also has an excellent four-page guide on how to pick a how to pick a high-value crop, including detailed advice on how to evaluate your resources and personal considerations.

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Join a conference simulcast near you

Startup Lessons Learned

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. Most simulcasts are free, although some charge a small fee to cover their costs.

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

online.wsj.com

Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina. Low Cost Franchises. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina. Subscriber Content Read Preview. Pension Crisis Looms Despite Cuts. Subscriber Content Read Preview. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. Not long after, it reduced the size of its local workforce and eventually sold out to an obscure bank from North Carolina.