Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2019

Startups are prime targets for fraud. In Minnesota, for example, someone convicted of embezzlement will face up to 20 years in jail and/or a maximum fine of $100,000 for items valued over $35,000. In 2010, 42% of fraud cases occurred in privately held companies, according to the Association of Fraud Examiners.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

and the UK have reported declines in entrepreneurship: more startups failing, fewer getting off the ground, and low growth expectations for those currently open. Earlier this spring, studies in both the U.S. After all this time, is it possible that entrepreneurs are now an endangered species? I hope you can sense the sarcasm in my tone.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. He's like, this guy went to the University of Minnesota. And then, you know, one more second looks back up and he goes, but Bob Dylan went to the University of Minnesota.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Startup Tips: Pricing and Analysis – [link]. Startup (and Small Business) Tips: Ask Your Customers For Feedback. – [link]. Then Act – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

Even now, Target leaders are assembling community members, partners and local officials to help identify what more we can do together and what resources are required to help families, starting right here in Minnesota. Since we opened our doors, Target has operated with love and opportunity for all.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The American disability act of 1990 (“ADA”) and Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) generally provide their services for employees with alcoholism. The post Helping Employees With Alcoholism appeared first on The Startup Magazine. They work with EAP while all the confidentiality is preserved. Confrontation with the employee.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Using technology developed by University of Minnesota biochemist Simo Sarkanen from its Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering , the four students started their company after creating a business plan around the technology for an entrepreneurship class. intends to make biodegradable plastic shopping bags into reality.

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2014

Their goal was to train University scientists and researchers to use Lean Startup methods (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) to commercialize their science. Don then recruited Karl Smith from the University of Minnesota to pilot a class of 9 teams made up of STEM educators.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2014

So, Jason and I started talking more about things we could do to positively impact the Detroit startup community and looped the Techstars gang into the conversation. The local Detroit startup community engaged very powerfully in the idea. David Cohen, David Brown, and the team at Techstars grabbed it and ran with it.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2020

Brent Wistrom edits the daily Austin Inno Beat email newsletter , which has emerged over the last five years as a must-read source of information for the city’s startup, entrepreneurial and investment communities The Forrest Files: August 6, 2020 Brent Wistrom is a senior editor at American Inno , overseeing half of Inno’s 14 markets.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2011

These cities tend to have strong business climates, but in particular they offer a strong community for startups - often, but not always, centered on universities. Image credits: Minnesota Historical Society (via Flickr ). Our " Never Mind the Valley " series has featured cities like Austin, London, Montreal, New York, and Boulder.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Whether you leverage crowdSPRING’s community to help name your startup or small business or find a name on your own, you might find the following 10 tips useful: 1. This is a problem because for most startups and small businesses, word-of-mouth advertising is the most successful form of marketing. Avoid obscure words.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3.

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Austin Startup

MAY 4, 2017

Many years ago I was sponsored by a small business owner in Minnesota who believed in me. Sponsoring and promoting women and minorities in tech was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. This is what I can do today.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. Amanda is from Minnesota, which means she is good, smart, and above average in all respects! 10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2012

The Minnesota-based VC firm has raised $45 million in funds it plans to use to back startups that give low-income consumers somewhere to go for financial services other than the local check-cashing shop. “We Core Innovation Capital has decided to help. Or they pay 2% of their paycheck just to convert it to cash. It’s ridiculous.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2015

As a startup founder, I’d like to propose a few reasons why Boomers are, in fact, top candidates to launch startup companies. We’re not intimidated by failure, which makes us, in my honest opinion, ripe to launch startups. We have experience – and years of work to prove it. That doesn’t scare us Baby Boomers.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2017

This is why Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining became 3M in 2002 and why Kentucky Fried Chicken adopted KFC in 1991. Anthony Goldbloom, an Australian-born data scientist, asked family and friends whether they liked “Sumble” or “Kaggle” better for the startup he co-founded, The Wall Street Journal explains. Avoid geographic words.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Spencer Cronk is the Minneapolis City Coordinator and previously served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration. With critical challenges facing Austin, the next City Manager has enormous influence in determining how the City addresses them and just how smart of a smart city Austin becomes. Who are the six finalists?

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Up and Running

JULY 30, 2018

You must also consider other aspects such as your local market, whether to offer new and/or used cars, what startup expenses you will be facing, and how to develop a solid business plan. To make a rough calculation of your startup costs, try the SBA’s startup costs spreadsheet. Licensing requirements.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

I know this is CRM 101 but I assure you most startups (and VCs) don’t do this or don’t do it well. If you’re building an education startup and you don’t see any logos of education companies on the firm’s website you are likely targeting the wrong firm. The third-pass is geography. Well, the first pass you just need to research.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

See this template of the articles of incorporation from Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. It’s vital for nonprofit board communications and file sharing to be highly secure, even at the time of startup. This document requires specific language, so it’s best to be sure that it’s been done correctly. Apply for your state tax exemption.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. It’s most comfortable to hang out with people like ourselves, but those are exactly the folks you probably don’t want to co-found a startup with. In Silicon Valley, rock climbing’s a current hot spot for startup folks.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You become so steeped in tools and techniques that have absolutely no relevance outside of.NET that you are actually less valuable to a startup than had you just taken a long nap. Two things: If you ever want to work in a startup, avoid.NET. But what they do is very, very rarely startups. It does you no favors.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 12, 2017

I am writing this as I sit on the… Continue reading on Austin Startups ». What a whirlwind of two days. It feels like I have been here a week and an hour all at the same time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

The event’s Tweetnote will be Tim Pawlenty at 9.15am PT, who is a candidate for the Republican party and is the former governor of Minnesota. TweetMyJobs is a startup that interests me because it uses an open social interest graph to help job seekers and companies find each other. (no, I’ll be on at 11am PT.

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