Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We have structural employment issues : The official unemployment rate in the US is hovering just below 10% but “true” unemployment is much higher when you account for those that have stopped looking or taken part-time employment and in key states like California and Michigan we’re downright hurting. Sound familiar?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. Their recommendations drew on insights gleaned from over 242 !

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2013

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. governments approach to science and warfare.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2012

This initiative is starting with a $45 million pilot program that encourages collaboration between the government and industry for more support of new innovation in manufacturing and growth for the economy. Iowa and California in particular are experiencing the benefits of this growth, with Iowa adding more than 19,000 jobs and $176.2

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

Of course as a non-Korean I can only generalize but when it was my turn I told her my experience of living in Europe and Japan where failure seemed less tolerated than my experience of living in California and working in the tech sector. Perhaps that’s changed in the decade since I left but that was my experience when I lived there.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

A patent is a government granted monopoly to prevent others from making, using or selling your invention – even if the other parties infringement was innocent or accidental. Under California law, employers may own inventions that are “related to employer’s reasonably anticipated R&D.”

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Originally from California, she now lives in Paris, where her involvement in the vibrant startup scene keeps her from spending too much time in the bakeries. The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. The Funding.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2020

People love it, and most governments around the world are pushing bold plans to gain compliance. If redundancy becomes a problem, it’s unclear what companies and governments would need to do to rectify the situation. California, which has the nation’s strictest energy laws, may not meet targets for pollution reduction.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

PeterLongBSCF : Peter Long is the President and CEO of Blue Shield of California Foundation, tweeting about making quality health care accessible for all. jcanales : Jim Canales, President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, shares how they’re working to expand opportunities for the people of California.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

How to bring together technology, government, and communities to combat violent extremist messaging. How to improve coordination between governments, NGOs and businesses working to help Syrian refugees. The time difference between Washington and California often doesn’t help.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

Home Books for Startups Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Resources Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Categories Air Force (9) Ardent (9) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (29) California Coastal Commission (3) Conservation (2) Convergent Technologies (1) Customer Development (98) Customer Development Manifesto (..)

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

Canoo, an EV startup based in California that debuted its futuristic-looking electric van in 2021 , is having a hard time making ends meet. In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. However, the outlook is not good. Q: Who founded Canoo?

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

For the past 26 years, Majid has founded, led, turned-around and merged several companies in various industries, as well as providing consulting services to corporate executives in the areas of technology, governance, turn-around and strategy. He has written several books on intellectual property law. a communications tool for enterprises.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

When Terman said no, Sylvania, a tube company which built proximity fuse tubes in WWII, won the contract and set up its Electronic Defense Lab (EDL) in Mountain View California in the middle of an orchard. The Arms Factories that Won the Cold War Were Semiconductor Factories Who was the government official pushing all of this?

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. 39 years ago I got on that plane and never went back.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Like over in California, competition here is hot, and demand for high-tech innovation from food, climate tech, and agri-tech is constantly growing. Still, public support for the startup ecosystem has remained steady as the government seeks new interventions to help reboot its startup economy.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. Don’t share the details of your manufacturing process with customers until you’ve locked up your intellectual property.”

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Steve Jobs once challenged Obama to find him 30,000 engineers so he could build a plant in California. Unfortunately the US government has muddied the waters by not implementing real industrial and technology policies. She’s also a professor at the University of Cincinnati in their Engineering department. Engineers are aging.

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Board Effect

APRIL 3, 2019

Ongoing financial pressures and legislative uncertainty are contributing issues to the top governance challenges for hospital boards of directors. Governance Challenges Facing Children’s Hospitals. The post What Are the Top Governance Challenges for Hospital Boards? Poor mix of payer and uninsured populations.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

The Nissan Leaf battery pack alone costs about $18,000 (though government incentives bring down the overall vehicle cost to the customer). Nevada, Florida, and California have already legalized them, suggesting this may be less of an issue than anticipated. If costs come down, are there other barriers? Litigation.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.” How do I sell my products to the federal government?

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Rather than seeking private funding, the company’s owners obtained funds through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), committing them to building products for government use. Today UEC Electronics has increased its workforce more than tenfold, from that original 10 to now 115, and is considered a key government contractor.

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Board Effect

MARCH 31, 2023

Here’s how governance technology can help tackle this key risk area for your organization. Or consider the case of the breach that affected the Partnership HealthPlan of California, a nonprofit organization that manages health care for counties in California.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We are so pleased to announce the Diligent Modern Governance 100 (MG100) Award winners for this year. The MG100 Awards, as they’re commonly known, celebrate the exceptional contributions of governance, risk, audit, compliance and ESG professionals around the world. Why do we give MG100 Awards?

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Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

When I retired after 21 years working in 8 startups, I was invited to be a guest lecturer at the business school at the University of California Berkeley. government is still operating like a 20 th century organization while our adversaries are operating at 21 st century speed. Let me give you an example.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

The following areas will give you some good places to start: Governance. Capacity Building Grants: California. Northern California Grantmakers. California Grant Watch (a listing of nonprofit grants in California). The following four steps will take you through how to apply for a capacity building grant.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Laws governing data privacy and collection and cyber security are getting passed throughout the country in a rush to address privacy concerns. Those of us that serve as the bridge ( i.e., translators) between the emerging technologies and government regulation recognize that the parties come from vastly different places and understanding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Some kind of natural or man-made disaster. Usually, people pay to relieve pain before buying luxury items.

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Up and Running

APRIL 14, 2021

For example, California is in the process of creating requirements for reporting gig worker income. Freelancers and gig workers don’t have the same benefits as traditional employees, but the laws governing the gig economy are changing. Misclassification of workers is one of the biggest problems in the gig economy.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

There’s a need for modern governance today. Modern governance is the practice of empowering leaders with the technology, insights and processes required to fuel good governance. based activist group challenged the legislation with a lawsuit alleging that the new law is illegal under California law.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson discussed the role of government grants in helping launch tech companies. Fred is not a fan and argues that evaluating and aiding early-stage companies is not a core competency of government organizations. California. o Southern California Innovation Project. California.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

According to a government website, there are more than 641,000 active apprentices in the US. California has the largest number of apprentices, with over 82,500, followed by Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Are There Any Government Initiatives Aimed at Addressing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This organization includes most of the California venture capitalists based in Menlo Park, CA, which is the headquarters of an amazing percentage of the nation’s venture capital companies. government securities laws discourage getting business investments from people who aren’t wealthy, sophisticated investors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

The Carson, California company employs about 800 people in its 4 Southern California plants. I was tired of the bureaucracy of government and corporate work along with limited vacation days (my balance was always bouncing off of zero!). CedarLane offers a wide variety of all-natural fresh and frozen, ready-made meals.

San Diego 121

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

How to bring together technology, government, and communities to combat violent extremist messaging. How to improve coordination between governments, NGOs and businesses working to help Syrian refugees. The time difference between Washington and California often doesn’t help.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Startup Chile is a government-sponsored effort to attract and support entrepreneurs from inside and outside Chile with cash and services. ” The Top 20: Silicon Valley, California. Los Angeles, California. “It’s proof that a program like Startup Chile can be impactful.” They just build some science park.”

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