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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

In the past year alone, we’ve taught over 250 teams, over 1,000 entrepreneurs and their mentors in dozens of countries how to create scalable startups in domains from software and hardware to healthcare and energy. I often hear the concern that the Lean LaunchPad only works for software. We’ve gone global as well.

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

I was once asked by a top executive of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. I informed him that we needed to translate the software into Finnish at a cost of $50,000. Thus, when the government creates restrictions, think out of the box. HR rules are local.

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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

The Atlas Group London system is a suite of unique software tools on a single platform that is without precedent in today’s healthcare sector. The digital platform ICAS®, Integrated Construction & Architecture Software, completely digitizes the design, procurement and logistics process of building healthcare facilities.