Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. Kelly, your Twitter handle asks, "Can we please disrupt the conversation about local government?"

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Board Effect

JULY 10, 2023

While “data governance” may not be a term we hear that often, it has immense influence on how community banks and credit unions collect and utilize data to drive their operations. Data governance acts as a powerful steering mechanism, enabling transformative change within our institutions.

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Board Effect

JULY 7, 2021

Government grants for small business startups are plentiful if you know where to look for them. Federal, state, and local governments offer many grants for various types of businesses to help boost the economy. Despite what you may have heard, government grants are competitive, but they’re not necessarily out of reach.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 29, 2022

Healthcare boards are challenged by many governance issues, and the health of seniors is one of them. var dimensionValueR = '3.219.201.222, 3.219.201.222'; ga('set', 'dimension12', dimensionValueR); 6 Governance Challenges for Healthcare Boards. The following six governance challenges should be on every healthcare board’s agenda.

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Board Effect

JUNE 14, 2023

Good governance for nonprofits is hard. This article outlines 5 key trends impacting governance for nonprofits and shares key questions that boards need to be asking, along with suggestions for strategies to start tackling them. Use your nominating and governance committees to facilitate and streamline succession planning.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Along with that comes the responsibility for managing it appropriately and according to IT governance best practices, which is a relatively new issue for boards to address. Your initial attempts at governing information technology will certainly feel overwhelming. Review current IT program. Strategic Alignment with IT.

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Board Effect

JUNE 23, 2021

When it comes to developing a responsible compliance program, your board can start by asking, “What makes a good compliance program for nonprofits?”. First, your board needs to consider the 3 purposes of your compliance program: Prevention. Exploring the 3 Purposes of a Nonprofit Compliance Program. Corrective action.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 4, 2023

Last year a set of specific AI apps caught everyone’s attention as AI finally crossed from the era of niche applications to the delivery of transformative and useful tools – Dall-E for creating images from text prompts, Github Copilot as a pair programming assistant, AlphaFold to calculate the shape of proteins, and ChatGPT 3.5

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Board Effect

JULY 1, 2019

Good governance encompasses an array of issues. When corporate and organizational issues are going well, we tend to give credit to good governance practices. On the flip side, we also tend to blame poor governance practices when companies and organizations aren’t doing well. What Is the Purpose of a Governance Committee?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

Public data such as traffic light images from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and weather forecasts from National Environment Agency (NEA) – as well as more than 7,000 datasets from over 60 other government ministries and agencies – are all available for participants to create apps for social good.

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Board Effect

MARCH 4, 2020

Boards need to be able to see risk and uncertainty as an inevitable part of both innovation and governance. Not all boards can handle these issues on their own accord and that’s the right time to considering working with a governance consultant. A governance consultant is different than a mentor or an advisory board.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Governance is evolving in many respects and the changes are placing their mark on virtually every organization and industry. Healthcare is certainly one of those sectors where vast changes in delivery and payment are also generating strong transformations in the governance of healthcare organizations. The Strength of Board Oversight.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. In July I got a call from Errol Arkilic , a program manager at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the $6.8-billion government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 29, 2024

governance token. This t oken launch empowers ether.fi’s growing ecosystem to participate in governance and chart the path forward for the protocol. Uniswap announced its first program, Uniswap Hook Incubator, an 8-week program to help devs build hooks (v4’s flagship feature). The program starts April 8.

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Board Effect

JUNE 28, 2019

Governance is a framework that accounts for all the processes of governing organizations and businesses. A healthcare board of directors and executive management are in charge of all aspects of corporate governance. A healthcare board of directors and executive management are in charge of all aspects of corporate governance.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Managing nonprofit organizations with effective governance means running a nonprofit well. Good governance is a huge asset in ensuring that the board is performing at its optimal level, which will lead to good performance by the organization. The Five Keys to Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations Effectively.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Experts discuss DE&I in mission-driven organizations Each of our experts brings a unique perspective to the importance of diversity and inclusion within organizations and on governing boards. Organizations with DE&I policies have real impact. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

Over the past few years, I’ve spent some time thinking about how the government can help entrepreneurship. It started with my role as the co-chairman of the Colorado Governors Innovation Council which was my first involvement in any formal way with any government initiative. Necessity will drive efficiency.

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Board Effect

APRIL 3, 2019

Ongoing financial pressures and legislative uncertainty are contributing issues to the top governance challenges for hospital boards of directors. Governance Challenges Facing Children’s Hospitals. Reduced 340B funding (a discount prescription purchasing program for nonprofit hospitals).

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Some of the readings for this week included How the DOD Acquires Weapons Systems , The Planning, Programming and Budgeting Process , Acquisition Reform in the NDAA , Defense Primer on DOD Contractors , and on the Defense Industrial Base. Designing in exploitability early in programs. Facilitating technical release ability.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We took the feedback we gathered in previous years to expand on and improve the program. And, again, you can now see the whole program on our site. Talk descriptions, speakers, workshops, evening events, Ignite, Office Hours…but we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves. Let’s slow down and go over just what we have and for whom.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When used effectively, it can help your board reach wider audiences and enhance your nonprofit’s programs as you work to address complex societal challenges. We’ll also touch on AI ethics and governance, and point out some of the AI challenges and considerations your board should take note of.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Sustainability reporting is the process of comprehensive disclosure and communication about a company’s efforts to achieve environmental, social, and governance goals. Do not just select any program for sustainability reporting; go for the best. How Does Sustainability Reporting Work?

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For instance, top nonprofit CRMs have fundraising thermometers, donor fundraising programs, analytics, and much more. Government Grants. Many nonprofits raise significant sums of money through government grants. Check opportunities with your provincial and federal government. Social Media Marketing.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

While the country itself is small compared to other Western European big leagues, Tallinn has a HeatMap Trust Score of 93%, and in recent years government intervention and financial support have made it one of the most prominent places in the Baltic region for startups and startup accelerator programs.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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Board Effect

JUNE 22, 2023

Get Back to Governance Basics Examine the quality of your board orientation training. This is a good place to start getting back to the basics of good governance. Focus on Modern Governance As with any other board leadership position, board members must be willing to objectively assess their own performances.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

And a variety of loan programs are available to help consumers purchase homes at favorable capital costs, which helps with startup capital. Anyone purchasing a home should take into consideration each one of these and other programs to determine if they are available. Consider this breakdown of government loan programs.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2014

He’s helping city government in Philadelphia become more innovative by applying Lean startup methods and Philadelphia University’s innovation curriculum. I asked him to share an update on his work on teaching lean techniques to local governments. Building a Government Innovation Curriculum. Here’s the story of our journey.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The web developers determined to make the duties of the wonderful people they worked with easier by making a program to help them lead their organizations more efficiently and effectively. Together, they worked on a concept for a software program to ease nonprofit board duties, and BoardEffect was born. When is Giving Tuesday?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S. through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. The approval process is long and bureaucratic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Sometimes your solution is impressive, but mass acceptance requires a big culture change, a large support system, or government legislation. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach. Minimize infrastructure dependencies.

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Board Effect

MAY 18, 2023

As straightforward as that sounds, nonprofit boards must be aware of the rules and restrictions that govern nonprofits to continue operating legally. The federal government describes the types of nonprofits exempt from federal income tax in the 501(c)(3) section of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

A great way to do this is through leadership development programs. But what exactly are these programs, and how can they benefit your company? What Is a Leadership Development Program? A leadership development program is a system designed to teach individuals how to lead others effectively. Sales Team Leader.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

We’ll look at what has changed in governance in higher education post-pandemic and best practices for governance in higher education moving forward. How COVID Has Changed Governance. With these things in mind, we’ll look at a few areas where COVID has forced governance changes at colleges and universities.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Colombian public healthcare is decentralized with the lowest-earning tier of the population receiving free, government-subsidized services, and the rest of the population receiving health services administered by various private companies. A solid foundation of government support. The government creates programs to help entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Sometimes your solution is impressive, but mass acceptance requires a big culture change, a large support system, or government legislation. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach. Minimize infrastructure dependencies.

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