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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Rather than focus the university inward on research, Terman took the radical step of encouraging Stanford professors and graduate students to start companies applying engineering to pressing military problems.

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How One Woman’s Flat Tire Inspired A Global Trucking Movement

YoungUpstarts

She spent almost 18 years licensing and permitting carriers in Central Wisconsin. Martino is the author of “ Expect Leadership “, a series of leadership books – The Executive Edition, in Business, in Engineering, and in Technology. Ellen isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and she loves strategic planning.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Rather than depending just on SEO, marketers will need to optimize picture sitemaps and employ descriptive filenames for photos that are identified by search engines. Thanks to Ryne Lambert, Sell My House In Wisconsin ! #19- The value of image alt-text is growing exponentially. Thanks to David Wurst, Webcitz ! #4-

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Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good?

Ben's Blog

How many CEOs have been head of HR, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Legal? The VP of engineering at Apple might be exactly the wrong choice for FourSquare. Generally, operational excellence is far more important for a VP of Engineering or a VP of Sales than for a VP of Marketing or CFO. Probably none.

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Entrepreneurs Mentoring Other Startup Entrepreneurs: Why?

Early Growth Financial Services

I regularly give guest lectures to engineering and business classes at the University of Wisconsin. Here’s what 9 YEC members had to say: 1: Become a Campus Resource From Justin Beck of PerBlue Mentoring other entrepreneurs has become a passion of mine over the last two years.

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Entrepreneurship around the globe - Startups and angels: Along the.

Tim Keane

Perhaps we take for granted the engine for good that entrepreneurship can be - but what better example than this one. Perhaps we take for granted the engine for good that entrepreneurship can be - but what better example than this one. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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What Rejected Cities Can Learn From Amazon’s Feedback And 15 Tips For Attracting Business Investment To Your Community) 

YoungUpstarts

It’s a lot like how the dashboard of a car shows gas, oil, engine performance, temperature, etc.) Janesville, Wisconsin, had a billboard advertising their ‘shovel-ready’ land. These metrics will be what attracts investment. They’ll also keep citizens and decision makers mindful of where improvements are needed.

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