Thankfully, this happens often enough to encourage entrepreneurs to leave the security of their jobs and gamble on starting something new.

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What Lean Analytics does is actually provide a quantifiable reference manual for those who are thinking about taking that leap into starting something new whether a company or otherwise.

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People who have started one or more ventures will tell you: You need to know how much you are willing to lose before you even start thinking about starting something new.

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Over the past few days, mysterious cards have begun to arrive in the hands of Nikon users, and while the company's name is nowhere to be found, the colors and hints are starting to build a case for something new.

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Perhaps surprisingly, I have found something similar is useful when starting a new scientific research project.

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Starting with a blank sheet of paper provides a chance to develop something completely new and that is being tried at places including West Hall, an Anchor development currently being built in Surrey.

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Starting in 2002 with the passage of No Child Left Behind, the government required its schools to do something new--ensure that every child masters a baseline standard.

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