Udacity recently released a series of videos led by Steve Blank, entitled How to Build a Startup: The Lean Launchpad. This is far and away the most accessible and approachable way to to dig into Customer Development. The class summary says it all: Learn the key tools...
For about 15 years, I have had the pleasure of working with startup entrepreneurs in a number of technology sectors and in various capacities. I'm amazed at how much the startup landscape has changed and, more importantly, how the processes that are used by tech...
If you're a startup founder, you've got one pitch deck for investors, another for sales, one for advisors that your try to recruit and you might have one for co-founders. And keeping all of those decks update and useful has always been a time-consuming effort. The...
Last week at the Bend Venture Conference, Central Oregon's newest (and only) business accelerator was unveiled. FoundersPad is a business accelerator focused on supporting concept stage startups. The initiative is a program of the Tech Alliance and is committed to...
Bend has a strong and growing startup ecosystem. The early-stage companies in our community include innovation in software, clean energy, recreation and countless other industries. We even have an active group of angel investors, advisors and mentors that help to...
A well-deserved congratulations to the team at CiviData on the Beta launch of their new local government data aggregation and comparison tool. After several months of iteration, the product is being launched to invitees only. If you are an employee of a local or state...
Over the last 15 years I've worked with quite a few startups and growth-oriented companies. During that time frame the way we have all worked has changed dramatically. Most importantly, small teams rely upon efficient collaboration to do more with less time and fewer...
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