Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2017

Two good things just happened in Washington – these days that should be enough of a headline. First, someone ideal was just appointed to be Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. Second, funding to teach our Hacking for Defense class across the country just was added to the National Defense Authorization Act. Interestingly enough, both events are about how the best and brightest can serve their country – and are testament to the work of two dedicated men.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Washington Post has just launched On Small Business , a new online channel that focuses on entrepreneurship and small business. Resources Capital Business Entrepreneurship On Small Business online resource small business The Washington PostOn Small Business is produced by the team of Capital Business , The Post’s weekly business publication, and will host a panel of experts to address important questions facing small business.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In its continued expansion across the country, Austin-based Favor announced this week it has launched in Washington, D.C. ” The company employs errand runners which […] The post Favor Launches in Washington, D.C. Favor is now available in 14 cities nationwide and in Canada. For the launch, the company is offering its first time customers in D.C. free delivery using the promo code “District.”

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 24, 2018

A Venture Capitalist goes to Washington appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners The post Today on Capitol Hill?—?A

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 6, 2019

The post Hypergiant Strikes Big Partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton and Opens an Office in Washington, D.C. Hypergiant Industries, the artificial intelligence startup in Austin, announced a big partnership Tuesday with Booz Allen Hamilton, a huge government contractor. The deal involves Hypergiant and Booz Allen Hamilton working together to create artificial intelligence solutions and products for companies and government agencies.

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 7, 2011

Last Thursday, I helped lead a delegation of over one hundred CEOs to Washington DC - our most impressive turnout ever - to advocate for policies consistent with our values. There is a growing awareness in Washington on the importance of reducing regulatory burdens on business. In addition to my day job as an early-stage venture capitalist, I spend some time on civic activities - I think I must have gotten the social justice gene from my Dad.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 17, 2012

If you are in the Washington DC area and want to see a live demo, email me. Oblong is one of the most amazing companies I’ve ever had the honor to be involved with. We invested in them in 2007 when they were four people building on the incredible research and ideas of John Underkoffler. Today they are almost 100 people strong, have shipped an awesome set of products, and are on a path to fundamentally change the way we interact with computers.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

It’s thought that US student debt is more than the rest of the world combined. With $1.2 trillion outstanding, its impact on lifetime earnings – and career choices – can’t be overstated. Who can afford to launch their own startup when Uncle Sam knocks down the door each month? This dilemma is a catch-22; only the well-off can attend college debt-free, yet the gap between college and high school grads is growing. In 2012, Abigail Seldin set out to solve this problem.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The new year came early to 1776 last night. The D.C. incubator – which launched in February 2013 – hosted the first regional pitch of its 2015 Challenge Cup. Founders from four categories – health, education, energy, and cities – competed to represent D.C. at the Challenge Festival in May 2015. After a series of 60-second pitches, judges invited two finalists per category to pitch for five minutes before taking audience questions.

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David Teten

MAY 10, 2012

I hope you can join me in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 24, 2012, 5:30 PM To 8:30 PM for a talk and event sponsored by the HBS Club of Washington, DC. Angel Investing Background: This event will also be used to re-launch the angel investing activity of the HBS Club of Washington DC. RSVP required; No money can be taken at door. As I’ve previously blogged , I will soon publish the first formal study of best practices of VCs in improving portfolio company value.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The for-profit higher education space is currently under incredible scrutiny in Washington, with administration officials and many Senators supporting various regulatory actions that are unprecedented in the history of American Higher Education. Over at Inside Higher Education , Stephen Burd goes after the Washington Post Company because it owns the paper and Kaplan Inc.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 14, 2010

Well, Washington is at it again. Remember when the government pushed banks to lend to people who could not afford mortgages? That's right. We had the housing bubble that first over inflated our economy and then led to its collapse. We have all been suffering ever since. It seems that Fed Chief Bernanke is pushing banks to more lend to small businesses.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 22, 2008

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Maximizing shareholder value: The goal that changed corporate America – The Washington Post. via Maximizing shareholder value: The goal that changed corporate America – The Washington Post. Business Development CEO Succession founder Revenue Growth SaaS startup CEO Tom Nora

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 6, 2013

Jeff Bezos just bought The Washington Post and the snarky tweets and blog posts are pouring in. So do I think he’ll be able to figure out how to take The Washington Post and successfully bring it into the digital age? I remember when Bezos bought Zappos and he posted this video to the two companies: And then yesterday he wrote this letter to The Washington Post.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2016

Washington, founder of Real Money Answers and author of “ Real Money Answers for Every Woman “ Your success, in any area of life, is strongly determined by the people you surround yourself with. Advice For The Young At Heart business finance financial advice financial management managing money Patrice Washington personal financeby Patrice C.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2013

Though it may seem as if politicians in Washington, D.C. Much progress has been made to ensure that those in Washington are hearing entrepreneurs’ concerns, but we still have a long way to go – especially with connecting politicians to those in the seed-stage technology sector. Politics Entrepreneurship events global accelerator network startup day across america startups washington

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 24, 2010

It is Washington. Never in my lifetime have I seen Americans as mad with the "system" as they are right now. And never have more Americans agreed on what that "system" is: 1. The "out to lunch and out of touch" tone and policy responses from both Democrats and so-called free market Republicans to the historical economic crisis facing American families and small businesses. It is Wall Street.

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Gregg Fraley

JUNE 3, 2019

Hope is inspired by successful projects; the lesson of Washington at Trenton. There’s a lot to learn about inspiring hope from American history, but before we look at that George Washington “crossing the Delaware” example, let’s examine what mindset means, and let’s see what is systematically left out (hint: it’s hope). At a point in the Revolutionary War when morale was quite low and hope was slipping away, Washington made a bold move.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 22, 2015

Inspiration denzel washington motivation videoThis motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. True desire in the heart for anything good is God’s proof to you sent beforehand to indicate to you that it’s yours already… You already have it. Claim it. . Dreams without goals remain dreams and ultimately fuel disappointment. You’ll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. .

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 29, 2009

Instead, Washington DC has in many ways become the New, New York. As you would expect, the CEOs were keen to hobnob with the Washington elite and their peers. broadband, wireless), then what's going on in Washington DC matters to you. But for companies outside of NY, it is simply less relevant, whereas Washington has gone from being irrelevant, to suddenly centrally relevant. Personally, I don't believe this power shift to Washington DC is entirely a good thing.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As an example, all graduates of George Washington University Online come out of school with a number of valuable contacts. If you are going to be a sole legal practitioner or even if you are starting up your law firm with a few buddies from George Washington University, you might not have time to offer your clients a number of pleasantries. Legal insight George Washington University law firm Lawyer legal brief paralegal

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deal architect

MAY 26, 2020

Here is one over Washington, DC. It's been wonderful to see Blue Angels, Thunderbirds and other planes do flyovers over different cities to honor front line workers during the COVID-19 crisis. While those flyovers have received media attention, very little. New Normal COVID-19

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

We started in North Carolina eating BBQ and enjoying the Southern culture, went through Washington D.C

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Writing you today from Three Oaks, Michigan, aka “Michiana” Steve Case’s article this morning in the Washington Post – Why innovation and start-ups are thriving in ‘flyover’ country – is spot on. USA Congress MI Michiana Netflix New Deal Philo Farnsworth POTS rural access to the web rural tech rural technology rural technology infrastructure Steve Case The National Broadband Plan the stimulus Three Oaks MI Washington Post WIFI

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Jena McGregor (@jenamcgregor) wrote an interesting piece recently for the Washington Post titled “Why Brainstorming Doesn’t Work.” Creativity and Self-Expression Idea Generation Innovation Alex Osborn brainstorming Creativity facilitation Gregg Fraley ideas ideation Jena McGregor multi-modal ideation Nicolas Kohn Steve Smith Texas A&M University of Texas Washington Post Why Brainstorming Doesn't Work

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MARCH 27, 2012

The Washington Post has a good take on this aspect of things. Entrepreneurial Innovation Politics & Government Trends, Futurism, and Research access to capital crowdfunding democratization of fund raising economy free enterprise fund raising job creation Jobs Act moderate New York Times Obama social innovation start-ups US Congress US House of Representatives US Senate Washington Post

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thebarefootvc

JULY 25, 2019

However, all eyes are on Washington DC, with US Secretary Treasury Steve Mnuchin calling a press conference today to express Treasury’s view on digital assets and in particular the Libra token. The post FOMO in Washington DC: Mnuchin, Trump and Tomorrow’s Libra Hearing appeared first on The Barefoot VC. The last time I wrote was on the eve of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra announcement.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

At Inforum in Washington this week, I only got a detailed briefing about the Retail vertical. I wrote last week that I was looking forward to getting an update on Infor’s verticals – hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, retail and others. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP

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Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

  The non-profit Security Innovation Network , on whose board of directors I now serve, is taking this message to Washington on June 25th.

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deal architect

MARCH 28, 2015

Thomas Smouse, VP of Administration and HR at Newfield Exploration, an attendee at Oracle’s HCM event this week in Washington, DC, appropriately framed for me the rapidly changing talent market. The oil and gas industry has been transformed with innovations. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, September 19, 2009 Support the Startup Founders Visa with a tweet Its been an exhilarating first day here in Washington DC for the Geeks on a Plane tour. Labels: startup visa Support the Startup Founders Visa with a tweet Its been an exhilarating first day here in Washington DC for the Geeks on a Plane tour.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, March 6, 2010 Startup Visa update As I write this, I am traveling at 30,000 feet on Virgin Americas excellent IAD->SFO nonstop, following an intense few days of conversations in Washington, DC about the Startup Visa. Everywhere we went, the Startup Visa received a fair hearing, despite the fact that we have no lobbyists, no PAC, and no organized presence in Washington.

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Eric Friedman

MAY 27, 2009

As a geek I was also happy to see George Washington University is using Google apps for their email provider. George Washington University GWSB GWUI recently updated my alumni profile (or created one actually) at GW and have been thinking about the idea of alumni networking. I have been contacted a few times by entrepreneurs via my USV profile that shows this info which always leads to a semi-warm connection vs. a cold call – and I think this helps.

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deal architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

As Washington, London and other world capitals debate and revisit classical global trade thinking, a remarkable change has been happening in the technology world. SaaS, PaaS and IaaS competencies are becoming increasingly pronounced and vendors are recognizing the sheer scale. Cloud Computing, SaaS

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

Today I return to writing a new book I am co-authoring with my buddy George Solomon, who teaches at George Washington University. Tags: Entrepreneurial Finance Business Model Business model George Solomon George Washington University Hewlett-Packard Our book is about raising money in light of the new economic realities we now face. I received a very timely e-mail this morning from a Belmont alum, who is trying to start a business here in Nashville.

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deal architect

JANUARY 16, 2014

First entry this year in a series on innovation from places you do not typically expect much innovation from The Invisible Bike Helmet – Sweden Big Data of International Technology Patents – Washington, US TGVLabs – France Florida Poly Futuristic.

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 27, 2017

Ashley Judd Recites ‘I Am a Nasty Woman’ Poem at Women’s March on Washington (Watch) (Variety) – Not suitable for kids because she repeats words our current President has said that have already been in the media. Wow, just wow! I didn’t march, but I had several friends who went to D.C. to march or marched in Austin, Texas last Saturday.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

12, and George Washington’s birthday on Feb. But even so, here are some of my favorite quotes from George Washington: Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. Tags: startup advice George Washington Presidents' Day It’s Presidents’ Day today in the USA. When I was a kid, we used to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. Somebody switched us two holidays for one, which we now call Presidents’ Day instead.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Summit in Washington DC last week. Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Gov 2.0 Summit wrap-up I had an incredible time at the Gov 2.0 Ive never seen such a mixed crowd of entrepreneurs, vendors, and policy makers all in one place. There was quite an exchange of ideas.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 14, 2009 International tour about to begin For my international readers: are you in Washington DC, Paris, Barcelona, London, Amsterdam, Malmo, or even Oulu, Finland? Summit wrap-up International tour about to begin The cardinal sin of community management Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) What would you want to tell Washington DC about st.

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deal architect

JUNE 26, 2011

As the Washington Post wrote about the Scion xD “Ugly has never been so attractive”. We see it all the time in the auto market – cars so different looking they stand out. In a crowded technology marketplace, sometimes it

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entrepreMusings

AUGUST 26, 2012

He was the first man to walk on the moon (Washington Post). According to the Washington Post article: “ Although the world remembers him best for walking on the moon, Mr. Armstrong recalled his time on the surface as anticlimactic, “something we looked on as reasonably safe and predictable.” Neil Armstrong died August 25 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He performed that amazing feat before I was born.

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