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

Steve Blank

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. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. Startups can do anything.

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

Steve Blank

But in 1904, after his first time seeing a car in Flint, Michigan, he was one of the first to see that the future was going to be in a radically new form of transportation powered by internal combustion engines. Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint, Michigan, in 1947. The company closed in 1931.

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[Review] Customer Sense

YoungUpstarts

The challenge, however, is this: How can we design our products, advertisements and experiences such that they push the right sensory buttons in our consumers? Enter “ Customer Sense: How the 5 Senses Influence Buying Behavior “ by University of Michigan professor Aradhna Krishna.

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Cultural Strategy Key in Global Sourcing

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Nuvar Incorporated , located in Holland, Michigan, develops and designs office furniture and healthcare products. Nuvar’s in-house engineering assists its customers with product development and design. Since we’re involved with product development, we really see this first hand.”.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

In addition to entrepreneurship, she has a background in chemical engineering, supply chain management, biomedical engineering research, microbiology research, and new product development for U.S. We moved our company from Michigan to Baltimore in 2015, and it was a great decision for us. and Indian companies.

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From Dyslexia to CEO: How my learning disabilities taught me to be a successful entrepreneur

The Next Web

Because I had no idea how this texting/reminder thing would work, I stood on the sidewalks of Michigan State University (MSU) asking complete strangers for their syllabi. Fortunately, I had early support from people who believed in me and wanted to help develop the tools I needed to do what I wanted. Teachers are busy people!

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