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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints.

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AVIXA’s Heidi A. Voorhees on Thinking Differently

Startup Professionals Musings

EDUCATION Bachelor of arts, majoring in commercial recreation/business, Central Michigan University; master of business administration, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. operations for AVIXA (the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association), including marketing and communications, U.S. Voorhees, CAE.

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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

That year, as management tried to coordinate all the operating details across all the divisions, the company almost went bankrupt when poor planning led to excess inventory, with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash. Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan, in 1947.

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Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement

Duct Tape Marketing

Fortifying Profits: Strategies to Shield Your Business from Embezzlement written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Todd Rammler, president and founder of Michigan CFO Associates. Todd (20:01): Yeah, sure.

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[Interview] Michael K. Levine, Author Of “People Over Process: Leadership for Agility”

YoungUpstarts

I was an early adopter in financial operations and software of lean operational and product development techniques that originated at Toyota, and then of agile as it was promulgated in the Manifesto. Before I wrote my first book I spent a few weeks at a University of Michigan seminar on lean product development.

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Michigan Innovation — Gonzeaux Tour Begins

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Three Oaks, Michigan, Monday May 7 — Gonzeau Tour Begins. State of Michigan Innovation. Michigan has had it tough these last few years. But let’s not forget Michigan’s greatest innovation: Motown. Michigan — I challenge you to return to your roots of innovation. So off I go.

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Why an MBA can be hugely beneficial for budding entrepreneurs

The Startup Magazine

One of the best aspects of studying for a course like the online MBA Michigan is the sheer breadth of topics that you get to cover. If you choose to enroll on the online MBA Michigan or another distance learning course, you’ll enjoy the same high standard of teaching, but it will be delivered via a virtual learning environment instead.

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