Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog ...

This textbook focuses on a set of skills-based learning outcomes common among undergraduate environmental programs. It covers critical scientific skills and ways of thinking that bridge the gap between the knowledge-based content of introductory environmental textbooks and the professional skills students of the environment need to succeed in both their academic programs and professional careers. This emphasis on skills is gaining more traction among academic programs across the country as th...

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Elle avait l'air si jeune. En même temps il m'avait semblé qu'elle connaissait vraiment la vie, ou plutôt qu'elle connaissait de la vie quelque chose qui faisait peur. D. V. Adolescente surdouée, Lou Bertignac rêve d'amour, observe les gens, collectionne les mots, multiplie les expériences domestiques et les théories fantaisistes. Jusqu'au jour où elle rencontre No, une jeune fille à peine plus âgée qu'elle. No, ses vêtements sales, son visage fatigué, No dont la solitude et l'er...

Azure is het cloudplatform van Microsoft dat bedrijven niet alleen ondersteunt om hun bedrijfsprocessen altijd en overal toegankelijk te maken, maar ook continu helpt te testen en te verbeteren. Het leveren van computing-services, inclusief servers, opslag, databases, netwerkfuncties, software, analysefuncties en intelligentie via de cloud maakt snellere innovatie, flexibele resources en schaalvoordelen mogelijk.

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Met de orde in de Nederlandse lessen is het slecht gesteld. Vergeleken met hun internationale collega’s moeten leraren in Nederland lang wachten tot de leerlingen stil zijn en ze met de les kunnen beginnen, en wordt lestijd onvoldoende effectief benut, zelfs op de betere scholen.

Voor orde in de les zijn een heldere structuur, motiverende lessen en een goede relatie met de leerling noodzakelijk, maar ook effectief ingrijpen als het misgaat. Het blijkt ook uit te maken hoe je het schooljaar ...

Market Leader Extra is a five-level English course for students who want to learn English and learn about business, and for business people who want to advance their careers. New business skills lessons develop the business skills students need for working in business.

A practical guide to adopting an accurate risk analysis methodology

The Failure of Risk Management provides effective solutionstosignificantfaults in current risk analysis methods. Conventional approaches to managing risk lack accurate quantitative analysis methods, yielding strategies that can actually make things worse. Many widely used methods have no systems to measure performance, resulting in inaccurate selection and ineffective application of risk management strategies. These fundament...

If you thought that data structures and algorithms were all just theory, you're missing out on what they can do for your code. Learn to use Big O Notation to make your code run faster by orders of magnitude. Choose from data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs to increase your code's efficiency exponentially.

With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex topic accessible, no matter your background. This new edition features practice exercises in every cha...

Written in a conversational style that transforms complex ideas into accessible ones, this international best-selling textbook provides an interdisciplinary review of the theories and research in cross-cultural psychology. The text’s unique critical thinking framework, including Critical Thinking boxes, helps students develop analytical skills. Exercises interspersed throughout promote active learning and encourage class discussion.

Case in Point sections review controversial issues and opi...