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Pixar, Artists, Founders and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

While the parallels between a director and a startup founder are striking, what’s even more surprising is the match between the creative process Pixar uses to make its movies and our implementation of Lean for startups in the Lean LaunchPad and I-Corps incubators. Lean Startups are built around the same notion as Pixar research trips.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Entrepreneurship

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One day on my job search, I ran across a piece of paper that I had listed everything I was passionate about, and had one of those “a-ha” moments — “What if I just did what I loved? By being both agile and lean in development and management, we can weed out all the frustration that exists in larger companies.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

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A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Even if you do intend to pitch your business idea to lenders and investors, you can start with a lean plan, and flesh out the rest of the info later on. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. A Standard Business Plan Outline. For the U.S.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. The first page results of a search for “tech 2.0 Governor Jerry Brown, State of the State speech, January 2014.

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Episode 8: Charlie’s Bcast Email, Startup Incubators, and 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail | The Bcast

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” You’re like, “Oh” and you’re lawyers in Hawaii. Don’t try and all the sudden add in search engine optimization and whatever else to the mix. They don’t have someone else who can step in. They should be telling you how they’re going to take care of you. Right out of the gate.