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Oseas Ramirez Assad, Alex Goryachev, Stephen Liguori

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Alex Goryachev·April 14, 2017·1 min read

What happens when a small group of mavericks decide to launch an unauthorized version of Lean Startup inside a huge multinational firm like Cisco?

Over 1,100 new organic-growth ideas, including a surprise Shark Tank-like ending. Presented by Steve Liguori, (Founder of Liguori Innovation and former GE Exec Director of Global Innovation) with Alex Goryachev (Cisco Senior Director of Innovation Strategy and Programs) and Oseas Ramirez Assad (Cisco Senior Manager, Business Development and Innovation Enablement.)

This video originally appeared in Lean StartUp Week on April 14, 2017

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