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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times Ardent would be my third technology company as a VP of Marketing (Convergent Technologies and MIPS Computers were the other two.)

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Getting out of the building…by staying in the building!

Steve Blank

Our Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences is one of them. The Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences (the I-Corps @ NIH ) uses the Lean Startup Model to discover and validate the business model. The Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences (the I-Corps @ NIH ) uses the Lean Startup Model to discover and validate the business model.

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The New Big Ten Logo – Is it Love?

crowdSPRING Blog

The color is more reminiscent of the University of North Carolina than the Big Ten. They use a modern font, leaning in a forward motion, with 11 stars running underneath to represent the 11 schools. The use of the negative space is distracting rather than intriguing. Another approach is the one from the BIGTEN Network.

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What I Noticed On Social Media During the 2017 Hurricane Season

Austin Startup

As a North Carolina native, I remember sitting through numerous storms with my great-grandma at her home in Duplin County. Marketers have been saying it for years now, but more brands should use video in an effort to make them appear more realistic and down to earth. The maps on SNAP was useful today.

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

online.wsj.com

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina. Marketing Services. » More.

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Statisticians make the world go round

The Startup Magazine

Governments use statistics in order to help them make decisions, they also use social science for research into communities, and this also leans heavily on statistics. The financial market also relies heavily on statistics as this is how they figure out who and where is the best choice for investment. Market research organizations.

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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C Customer Development Manifesto: Market Type (part 4) + The Customer Development… (Read more)+ Customer Development Manifesto: The Path of Warriors and Winners (part 5) + Can You Trust Any VC’s Under 40?