Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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JULY 20, 2009

Crammed into Silicon Valley along with millions of people around the San Francisco Bay it’s hard to fathom that 15 air miles away was a stretch of California coast that was still rural. At the end of two days I realized, This was the first full weekend I had taken off since I had moved to California 3 years ago. How did I miss that?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2016

We’ve been working together for more than 20 years, and over the past 9 years we’ve served as leadership and executive coaches helping busy professionals improve their productivity – and their lives. We met in the front row of a history class at the University of California. How did the two of you meet?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

his next article on SuperMac, “Building the Killer Team – Mission, Intent, and Values&# , Steve further pounds the table on some principles of leadership that I think are [.] Reply How to close a term sheet quickly - Venture Hacks , on April 28, 2009 at 10:43 am Said: [.]

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Last week, (seems that all of my postings start this way) I attended the Second Annual West Coast Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit , a Women’s Network for Sustainable Future event , at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. There were about 150-200 women in attendance (my guestimate).

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 12, 2011

I have come to know there is no direct correlation between arrogance or likability and leadership. If arrogance and likability are not part of the leadership equation, what is? You must do what you feel is best and rely on your expertise , which is the foundation of leadership and management. Weasels look for scapegoats.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Forget the Hypertext idea and come on back to California. He and his wife Gwen would found the Computer Museum, first in the lobby of DEC headquarters, then in Boston (and now as the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.) The response from across the country? We’re building a supercomputer.”

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

This year, with the kids grown, their choice was to fly up from Southern California and spend the holidays at our ranch. California, where even the rabbits are bigger than life! Imu turkey can’t be beat if you’re trying to exceed any rational amount of salt intake.) Your ranch has rattlesnakes and rabbits bigger than you?

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

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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 Army offered Fred Terman, the Dean of Engineering at Stanford, a $5M contract to build an electronics countermeasures lab.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. Since then, Brant and Patrick have been tireless advocates for the whole Lean Startup movement. A good way to think about market segment is by thinking about fishing.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As they prepare to roll out their AI solutions, corporate leadership teams must be sure to conduct careful cost-benefit analyses. For example, one of Amazon’s top cultural beliefs — what the e-commerce giant refers to as Leadership Principles — is “Customer Obsession.” Conduct Cost-Benefit Analyses.

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JULY 7, 2009

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Any SoCal entrepreneur raising early-stage money should put Rincon on their short list.

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JUNE 25, 2009

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

A team in California is already creating a offshore seastead for non-US citizens who want to build companies in the US. I support their goals of making entrepreneurship accessible to those who have the ingredients to become a successful self-starter. The UN headquarters in New York is technically located on ‘international territory’.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

A creator and producer of social media, Michael’s responsibilities include leadership for the design team, concept creation and strategic consulting for highly engaging interactive experiences. He is a former chairman of the Business Software Alliance, and currently is Chair of the LA Chapter of the Technology Council of Southern California.

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MAY 28, 2009

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

My first business trip to the valley was to visit California Microwave. My first job out of RPI was as an engineer on the EF-111, an electronic counter measures laden derivative of the original F-111 swing-wing fighter / bomber. Had not yet heard of Silicon Valley at the time, but the siren call was already sounding.

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MARCH 20, 2009

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

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MARCH 25, 2009

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

We four instructors would grumble and complain to one another about our lack of leadership. Our small training department had been without a manager for months and finding a replacement didn’t seem to be high on the VP of Sales list. Then it hit me – no one else wanted to be manager – what was the worst that could happen?

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Steve Blank

MAY 7, 2009

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Last week, (seems that all of my postings start this way) I attended the Second Annual West Coast Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit , a Women’s Network for Sustainable Future event , at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. There were about 150-200 women in attendance (my guestimate).

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Interesting that 6 of top 10 cities with happiest young professionals are in California - [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

The Carson, California company employs about 800 people in its 4 Southern California plants. I started SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC to help coach and train organizations and individuals to be the best they could possibly be in their personal and professional lives. Thanks to Stacy Roberts, SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC ! #8

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JULY 13, 2009

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

Working in Sales & Marketing for Midas Event Supply (MES) in Ontario, California, he became a skilled trade show representative to club managers. Lot of charisma, lot of skill but his real forte was leadership. Zack’s next career move was to turn to the business side of golf.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Laws and regulations require boards to have effective leadership. In addition to reviewing the board’s existing talent base, nomination committees need to be concerned with planning for a leadership pipeline within the board. Nominating committees must have candid discussions about any current or upcoming changes in management.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Four decades later, and thanks to sound financial decisions and clear leadership, Disney is one of the most successful brands and companies in the world. Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. When Koum was young, his poor family emigrated to California from Ukraine.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Under his leadership Airbnb’s authentic generosity takes CSR to a whole new level. Henrique co-founded Brex, a financial service and tech company based in San Francisco, California. He is now assisting 20,000 Afghan refugees with free, temporary housing. They are leading the way for innovation in the new normal, brilliant!

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