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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. Matt Weingart, program development manager in the Strategic Development Office at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Listen to my entire chat with John.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

And that the Lean Innovation tools we’ve built to deal with disruption and create continuous innovation for large commercial organizations were equally relevant here. And they have been selling these systems to other countries (Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc.). But using Lean Innovation they’ll fail quickly and cheaply.

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

online.wsj.com

Management. How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Meanwhile, an Egypt-based, al Qaeda-inspired group claimed responsibility for Fridays attack along the border.

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The Value of Opening Up

Bryce Dot VC

Given their shared faith, Clay leaned on the story of the Prophet Moses from the Old Testament: . God spoke to the guy: ‘I want you to lead Israel out of Egypt.’ So then, on the other side, Moses had no experience in management. His father-in-law shows up, and says, ‘Moses, you’re a horrible manager. Nothing worked.

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How To Suck At Social Media: An Indispensable Guide For Businesses

Occam's Razor

The employees at One Hacker Way have managed incredible growth, tried to out-innovate themselves out of jams that killed earlier networks, and have made tons of money. On Facebook Google manages ten (on a good day). From Egypt to Ferguson, the ability of video to foster change. 2BR02B: Facebook for Businesses. Some for good.