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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. I’m partnered with four great organizations to deliver the program. If you can’t see the video above click here.).

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[Interview] Michael K. Levine, Author Of “People Over Process: Leadership for Agility”

YoungUpstarts

It is a leadership style for when you need many smart, creative, opinionated people designing and building complicated new things in uncertain context, and the thousands of decisions made need to result in something that fits together and runs with few flaws. I drew inspiration from how Toyota designed a new car.

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Why an MBA can be hugely beneficial for budding entrepreneurs

The Startup Magazine

MBA stands for Master of Business Administration, and it’s a postgraduate business degree specifically designed to provide students with a broad overview of many different key business practices and processes. One of the best aspects of studying for a course like the online MBA Michigan is the sheer breadth of topics that you get to cover.

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Those Beautiful Nest Eggs

Lightspeed Venture Partners

As investors in the company since the early days, we here at Lightspeed have been honored to be a partner of Nest. The vision and product design were all exceptionally compelling and powerful, but what really impressed me was their relentless execution and focus on every little detail.

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Monday night: HBS Angels of NY Investor Meeting and Company Presentations

David Teten

StyleMusée is a social shopping platform that connects style-conscious consumers with designers that match their personal style. By giving consumers the experience they want, StyleMusée simultaneously offers a tailored solution for the design industry, which is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by e-commerce and social media.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University. In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. Majid Abai, CEO of Pringo Majid Abai is the Chief Executive of Pringo, Inc. He is known for being able to monetize the social web.

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Accelerator Spotlight: I Have This Friend

View from Seed

For creatives, we’re a premium, value-aligned partner to help grow their networks and portfolios, and monetize their passions. They can’t afford to spend 10% of their $100,000 salary on Interior Design Services alone, but they would certainly be willing and able to spend a few hundred dollars.