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An Entrepreneur’s Moving Guide: 10 Best U.S. States To Consider

The Startup Magazine

A successful entrepreneur’s life is full of new opportunities and discoveries, financial growth, and of course, the many challenges of the business world. Of course, if you’re an entrepreneur who’s just started on your journey, dreaming of reaching all of these, you need to put in a lot of work before you can enjoy success.

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Make the Jump – It’s an Experience of a Lifetime

ReadWriteStart

Our team was invited to “ Make the Jump ” at Limitless Flight in SLC, Utah. Jump is a highly technical VR experience, and we decided that because of the tech world we work in, for a team bonding and mind-expanding event, we would head out to Utah and try The Jump. Why am I leaning? Why am I circling here?

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Entrepreneurship for the 99%

Steve Blank

As the morning fog burns off the California coast, I am working with Steve Blank, preparing for the Lean LaunchPad Faculty Development Program we are running this August at U.C. Alex, vice provost for Innovation & Economic Development at Weber State University in Utah and completing his first year of teaching entrepreneurship.

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Who Dares Wins – The 2nd Annual International Business Model Competition

Steve Blank

Alexander Osterwalder and I spent last week in Salt Lake City, Utah as judges at the 2 nd Annual International Business Model Competition , hosted by Professor Nathan Furr , and his team at the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship. Business Model competitions are for entrepreneurs who want to learn how to build companies. Come join us.

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Sessions @ The Leonardo with Ann Miura-Ko

Bryce Dot VC

It’s no wonder she’s so sought after by such a wide range of entrepreneurs. In addition to her work at FLOODGATE, Ann was a student of, and early collaborator with, Steve Blank who’s work went on to help to shape the thinking behind what has become know as the Lean Startup methodology.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

.&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Funny, that.

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

online.wsj.com

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Stock Quotes. Most Popular.