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

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. America’s adversaries understand this.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

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SXSW Startups: Pathware

Austin Startup

A finalist in the Health and Wearable category , which will pitch at 5 pm Sunday, March 10, Pathware is creating hardware and software solutions to simplify the digital pathology workflow. Along with both of these, the Bioptic unit will be much cheaper to operate than any of the currently available methods, at only $10 per slide scanned.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

Just a crazy idea two years ago, the class is now taught at Stanford , Berkeley, Columbia , Caltech, Princeton and for the National Science Foundation at the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech. It doesn’t take equity and just has a small fee that varies by city ($140 to $299), to cover event operations and expenses.

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

In the early 1990s, my brother was working for a company that was going through the roof selling shareware software via catalog. Don’t get focused on the tech or how to dominate the market, just identify a problem and set about solving it. The company operates on six continents and boasts more than 250,000 graduates worldwide.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. Here in the U.S. B corp, or Benefit Corporation. . “The definition [of success] has expanded to include contributing something to the world.”

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Local Marketing Strategies For Your Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Laura earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of business in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. 12:27] How do we get those reviews from customers that seem to be happy? [15:16] Like this show?