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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department. Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology. Sometimes you think, oh, the U.S.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department. Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology. Sometimes you think, oh, the U.S.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? Consider the case of Tradesy founder Tracy DiNunzio who could only launch her startup by giving up her bedroom for a year and earning $28,000 that allowed her to not have a full time job that year. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Diplomats

crowdSPRING Blog

With the red-hot temperature around the crisis in Syria reduced to a mere boil, and the government in North Korea backing away from the brink I gave some thought this week to what entrepreneurs could learn from global leaders and diplomats in general. From Wikipedia we learn that Diplomacy comes from the greek word “???????,”

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

I mean you hope you don't have to deal with it, but I mean if you live in Syria. ER : A lot of folks I've been talking to about this, they're not accustomed to asking the government to help and it feels a little weird. Start-ups don't always interact with the government. It's either leave or die. There's just no normal there.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. used radio to change the way he governed, J.F.K. TweetMyJobs is a startup that interests me because it uses an open social interest graph to help job seekers and companies find each other. (no, Social Media helps change that. Questions for him with #jobs4US.

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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

Both Sides of the Table

My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech. So as societal movements had impacts on startups affecting LGBTQ issues, for example, I was public about my support.