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Building a Company Step By Step, Ch. 1: How Startups are Different

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EIX will feature interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This interview with Aaron Kennedy, an entrepreneur and former product developer at the Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico and Oscar Mayer, focuses on Chapter 1 of Blank and Dorf's book: "The Path to Disaster: A Startup is Not a Small Version of a Big Company."

Kennedy has been an innovator in both realms. After working for large companies such as Oscar Mayer and Pepsi, he founded Noodles & Company, a chain of over 400 fast-casual restaurants. He also is part of Titletown Tech, a venture capital firm and startup studio in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Titletown Tech recently added a new initiative to help minority founders. In this interview, available as a video or a podcast, Aaron shares his experiences as an in-house innovator and a founder and his thoughts about how to innovate in both environments. 

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Jon Eckhardt
Jon Eckhardt
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Distinguished Professor / Wisconsin School of Business & Wisconsin Institute for Discovery / University of Wisconsin-Madison
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DOI: 10.32617/687-6141ee72bef56
Eckhardt, J. (2021, September 15). Building a company step by step, ch. 1: how startups are different. Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://eiexchange.com/content/building-a-company-step-by-step-ch1-how-startups-are-different
Eckhardt, Jon. "Building a Company Step By Step, Ch. 1: How Startups are Different" Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. 15 Sep. 2021. Web 4 Oct. 2024 <https://eiexchange.com/content/building-a-company-step-by-step-ch1-how-startups-are-different>.