He also talked about the process for writing his book, The Startup Game.

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Corporate venture arms are increasingly getting into the startup game at a time when capital inflows to traditional venture capital funds have cooled.

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At times it felt like Netpulse was playing the startup game.

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In the startup world, a popular game is to predict the next imminent failure.

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The startup has already expanded the mobile game onto every platform imaginable, while simultaneously deploying a brand strategy, a la Disney, to craft a larger story around its game.

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VirtualU, a new firm near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, is taking on the challenge of starting a company that offers game-changing technology with the obstacles any startup faces: launching the concept, managing competitors, and trying to manage their talent.

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Louisiana boasts the strongest Digital Media Tax Incentive in the country, wooing both established and startup game studios to relocate to New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

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The experience allowed us to highlight the great work people are doing around us, continue putting our region (New England) on the startup map, and facilitated a possible game-changing opportunity for our two winners.

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Eric Ries constructed the game plan in his book The Lean Startup.

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When he isn't writing, he is running his latest startup, Brainrush, which is trying to turn the process of learning into a game-like experience.

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