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State of Creativity Forum is an Innovation Accelerant

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Even the governor, Mary Fallin, was there to support the notion that creativity and innovation is how Oklahoma moves forward. It’s all taking place November 13th in Oklahoma City. This year features Sir Ken Robinson and Peter Diamandis of X Prize fame — and that’s just the start.

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

This has boosted novelty tourism, and provides access to what is at this point a unique market. The city of Nashville also has a variety of business resources, including incubators like NBIC right through minority resource centers. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 7: Revenue Model

Steve Blank

Is it a multi-sided market, and if so who’s the user versus who’s the payer. Veritas team put it into overdrive and did mass interviews of city officials across the United States. In Williamstown, West Virginia they spoke to the city planner and a member of the budget committee. The Nine Teams Present.

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

Berkonomics

In 2005, Alan McCann created a graphic representation of the Method: Note that Allan changed the title of the risks from technology-execution-market-production to investment-marketing-execution-development. As for listed elements, a medical device startup might replace “marketing risk” with “FDA approvals risk.”.

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How Not to Get Lost in the Content Creation Wasteland

Duct Tape Marketing

How Not to Get Lost in the Content Creation Wasteland written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. You should – if you want to stay focused and on track to meet your marketing goals. And without one, you could be just another boring fish in the online marketing sea.

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Smells Like Money: The Business of Waste Management

Up and Running

Today in Oklahoma City, Okla, Keith and Cheryl own three separate companies that manage and dispose of a variety of waste, from hazardous and commercial waste, to the treatment of industrial waters and grease trap cleaning. .” Just do it,” he remembers her saying. ” That was 19 years ago.