Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

I never expected to have my first book published in China, much less in Mandarin, but that goes to show how much the world continues to change. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. In 2006, China’s total venture capital investment reached $1.78

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Venture Capital China Technical Review Due Diligence 44

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. billion, followed by finance, 19 deals, and healthcare, 17 deals. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K., .” (iii) “Roughly 600,000 new businesses (that employ others) are started each year in the U.S.” . (iv) Share and Enjoy:

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

Programming 288

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 288

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. By 1999 it seemed like everybody was growing, though. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market. Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Ameet was right.

Turkey 302

Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

Programming 180

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 180

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem. There are 20x more consumers online.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Pascal's View

AUGUST 11, 2009

The abundance of risk capital during America’s technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 effectively financed the launch of the technology innovation ecosystems that now thrive in China, India, Singapore and other emerging (and increasingly robust) economies.

Global 31

Global Offshore United States Singapore 31