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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image!

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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest

The Startup Magazine

The region is experiencing a startup renaissance, with the formation of Midwest startups on the rise and funding growing at historic rates. This has been a phenomenal year for Midwest startups. CB Insights crunched some numbers and found that In the year through the Q3, Denver-based startups raised around $3.1

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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

I’ve long been an advocate of using Lean Startup principles to advance non-profits and philanthropic organizations, whose work is so urgently needed at this moment in history. Its creation was a chance to see how Lean Startup principles can be applied to philanthropic work as well as high-growth startups.

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If CAC is the New Rent, How should You Operate Differently?

View from Seed

However, with more and more emerging brands and startups chasing after the same inventory in D , basic supply and demand (and users’ limited attention span) are driving up everyone’s unit cost. The post If CAC is the New Rent, How should You Operate Differently? If you can just pay CAC, why commit yourself to rent?

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Turning the microphone over

Startup Lessons Learned

George Floyd: In Minneapolis, George Floyd was held to the ground by a police officer kneeling on his neck during an arrest. Our store and HR teams are working with all of our displaced team members, including the more than 200 team members from our Lake Street store in Minneapolis. She responded by threatening to call the police."I'm

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Minneapolis/St. Just as Silicon Valley’s roots can be traced to innovation in World War II so can Minneapolis/St. Why Minneapolis/St. Serendipity came to Minneapolis-St. Parker was a ex Naval Academy graduate and a Minneapolis businessman who owned a glider manufacturing company and was well connected in Washington.

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Biometric Face Recognition and Border Security

Austin Startup

Delta is launching a pilot program in Minneapolis-St. Finland’s national airline Finnair and airport operator Finavia are trialling the use of facial-recognition technology to speed up airport check-ins. Washington Dulles airport will use biometric exit technology on one flight daily from Washington, DC to Dubai.