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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. Christos Makridis, a Ph.D

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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. Christos Makridis, a Ph.D

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

And that the Lean Innovation tools we’ve built to deal with disruption and create continuous innovation for large commercial organizations were equally relevant here. For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) But using Lean Innovation they’ll fail quickly and cheaply.

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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. You really have to lean in and say, "Okay. It's either leave or die. My dad and my uncles fought in the World Wars. So there's always circumstances in people's lives. There's just no normal there. So we have first world problems. You can't fall back.

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Transcript of How to Give a Great Business Presentation

Duct Tape Marketing

” But for the most part, when you have high expectations for the people around you, you’re going to do the work that is required to lean into those expectations. Michael Port: Just like if you said, “Listen, Michael, I’m going to … I need some help fighting in Syria right now. I can’t take it.”

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

Syria shuts down Internet in attempt to quell uprising. Today, Syria shut down the Internet nationwide Sand are limiting the functionality of mobile services and land lines in some cities as well. The always-on, ultra low-power, black and white display can display photos, notifications, news, sports scores, maps, notes, etc.