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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

We just held our seventeenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 15 – Mid Term– Congressman Mike Gallagher

Steve Blank

We just held our fifteenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

To be clear Airbnb posted a GAAP profit in Q3 2020 of over $200M which is impressive given travel remains materially depressed due to COVID. Again looking at 2019 to make a pre-COVID assessment about any of these businesses and looking specifically at operating income (aka pretax) margins: Airbnb -10%. Expedia 8%. Booking Holdings 35%.

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Nygina Mills on the Role of Compliance in Risk Management in Building Resilient Businesses

The Startup Magazine

Corporate governance expert Nygina Mills discusses the critical role of compliance in building resilient businesses that can withstand regulatory and market changes. Perhaps now more than ever, the resilience of a business is frequently tested by its ability to adapt to regulatory changes and market challenges.