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The top ten TED and TEDx startup talks

The top ten TED and TEDx startup talks | Starting your own business | Scoop.it

In honour of the innovative and technological theme of the TED conferences, we’re showcasing the most inspiring and useful TED and TEDx talks on entrepreneurship and tech.

 

Do what makes you happy – Chip Conley

Pitching to VCs – David S. Rose

Life as a Bootstrapped Entrepreneur – Richard Branson

Sweat the small stuff – Rory Sutherland

Simon Sinek - How great leaders inspire action

Trial, error and the God complex – Tim Harford

Four principles for the open world – Don Tapscott

How to get your ideas to spread – Seth Godin

Why you have to fail to have a great career – Larry Smith

Lies, damned lies and statistics – Sebastian Wernicke

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Eric Ries: The Lean Startup

Eric Ries: The Lean Startup | Starting your own business | Scoop.it

A 2 minute video on the Lean Startup concept in starting a new business. A new paradigm for the entrepreneur. Going beyond the entrepreneurial spirit and the passionate initiatives of every doer, entrepreneurship is actually a characteristic that can be learned and perfected.

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The Exponential Rise of Lean Business

The Exponential Rise of Lean Business | Starting your own business | Scoop.it

Teamwork, risk taking, prototyping and resilience: these are the pillars of success, and the kids handled these dynamics better than the MBAs. Innovation through less planning and more doing outmatched traditional business-model schools of thought, and this mode has become a best practice strategy in Silicon Valley and innovation hubs around the world.

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Reasons for starting a business

From the Start Your Own Business series - Looking at the motives that people have in wanting to start a business.
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Why Business Models Fail.

Why Business Models Fail. | Starting your own business | Scoop.it

There are a lot of reasons why business models fail. Understanding them can help us better manage risks. In this post I sketch out the four main types of failure. In the brief video below I broadly categorized business model failures :
Solving an Irrelevant Customer Job
Flawed Business Model
External Threats
Poor Excution

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Entrepreneurial Thought Leader's Videos: Steve Blank

Entrepreneurial Thought Leader's Videos: Steve Blank | Starting your own business | Scoop.it

Stanford instructor and seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank looks back at the commonalities and quirks of the quarter's previous speakers. Blank outlines a thorough checklist of questions and analysis helpful to any new enterprise leader, and offers insight and case studies from industry giants and new technology plays alike.

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