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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

The students “get out of the building” and test their hypotheses in front of potential beneficiaries using the Customer Development methodology, all while building and updating their Minimal Viable Products. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

The students “get out of the building” and test their hypotheses in front of potential beneficiaries using the Customer Development methodology, all while building and updating their Minimal Viable Products. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity.

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Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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Using mTurk to interview 100 customers (in 4 hours) | Customer Development Labs - [link]. There Are Plenty Of Failures In Silicon Valley, Thanks – [link]. Using mTurk to interview 100 customers (in 4 hours) | Customer Development Labs - [link]. Does your startup require a miracle?

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy. I started my last company with 100% off-shore resources because I could never have completed Customer Development at a reasonable cost of money or regulatory burden had I employed US Citizens.

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