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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

“Founder trouble” is a leading cause of startup death (though data also show that companies with only one founder are more likely to fail , so the conclusion is just that startups are just always likely to fail!). Employee #2 will join a startup for the experience. Or it’s fatal because that was a co-founder.

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The 5 Best States In America For New Business

YoungUpstarts

The state’s economy, government incentives and training, business regulations and workforce are other crucial factors. Additionally, the tech startup community has grown so quickly that Utah has a new nickname: The Silicon Slopes. The Texas Enterprise Fund also helps startups gain necessary funding.

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The Big Bang. The Lean LaunchPad explodes at University of Maryland

Steve Blank

. ———————————————– Two decades ago, Steve Blank completely changed the course and fortunes of a Stanford spinout startup called Immersion. Present at the Creation. It’s a Capitol Idea. When Steve and NSF created the I-Corps™. Lessons Learned.

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

Tony Saldanha (P&G Next Gen Svces, Transformant), Farhan Shah (Allstate, CTO, Head of Platform Eng), Munu Gandhi (VP Infrastructure, AON), Virginia Lyons (CISO, Williams Sonoma) and GTM advisors?—?Natalie Watch for startups solving this problem with a focus on observability, reliability, security and automation.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 1

Steve Blank

One observation that often goes unnoticed is that the government audit agencies – GAO, DoDIG – are also part of the problem, as they work hard in assuring compliance with bad strategy. New startups/companies rarely break into the system. And we repeated the obvious (that the system is broken) and the not so obvious – the U.S.

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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. government accelerator that takes no equity.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires?

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