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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

Being in Ohio, which lacks the startup ecosystem of an entrepreneurial cluster like Silicon Valley, made it difficult for Will to get funding for his first startup, Huddlewoo : The type of business that we were building needed an investment of capital ahead of revenue. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Here’s what happened: We got the product out; we got paying customers. Our revenue model was wrong. We thought we figured it out.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

A pivotal meeting with nurses at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio helped them figure out what features to build: It was a bit like leading sheep to wolves, and became one of our biggest learning moments. Here’s what happened: We got the product out; we got paying customers. Our revenue model was wrong. We thought we figured it out.

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The Lean LaunchPad Goes to Middle School

Steve Blank

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” On Wednesday and Thursday, splash pages were launched; email addresses captured, cost structures and revenue streams explored. Develop project management and team communication skills.

Lean 304
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The Lean LaunchPad Goes to Middle School

Steve Blank

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” On Wednesday and Thursday, splash pages were launched; email addresses captured, cost structures and revenue streams explored. Develop project management and team communication skills.

Lean 196