Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 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. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

There were two main reasons that I could distill from their kind words of solace: 1) the existing NorCal investor didn’t know me well enough & 2) the new NorCal investor had a good knowledge of and presence in China, which they believed would be critical. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

There were two main reasons that I could distill from their kind words of solace: 1) the existing NorCal investor didn’t know me well enough & 2) the new NorCal investor had a good knowledge of and presence in China, which they believed would be critical. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

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. All the usual caveats apply.

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Programming Technical Review SBIR China 179

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A few months after the world discovered the first Coronavirus case in China, a general lockdown has completely changed the lives of billions of people. The measures to prevent the spreading of the virus induced a global reduction of the travel demand. trillion and it accounts for 21% of the global travel and hospitality industry.

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Technical Review United States China Cofounder 278

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. billion, with 275 million in North America alone (source: Internet World Stats) and an astounding global penetration of 33% of the world’s population. There are 20x more consumers online. Mobility really changes everything.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Usually, these offshore suppliers are in Asia, (India, Afghanistan, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the Philippines), Eastern Europe (Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia), or Africa (Morocco, Kenya and South Africa). Even with today’s advanced remote technology, some communication just can’t be provided via video link.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Global Demand. Though simple, the reason is often ignored in the heated political debate about globalization and its impact on local jobs.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 30, 2020

What we’ve experienced while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has me thinking about the worldwide supply chain network and our absolute ignorance in not addressing the detrimental, looming effects of global climate change. states that the spread of the virus globally affected both the markets and vessel operations significantly.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. Alibaba and DHgate are both based and focused on mainland China. Interestingly, Global Sources has also maintained its legacy business and, except for now, still organizes physical trade fairs, always in Hong Kong.

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B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 153

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The Sleeping Dragon Awakes in China. During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. Global companies like IBM, NEC, Cisco and Oracle were out in full force to share about Cloud Computing, providing a nod to the rapid growth in Cloud services in Asia.

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Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? China alone has 143 cities which meet this size. A “China + 1″ Strategy. The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true.

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Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2014

Subtitled Lessons for Global Corporations , the book embraces cross-cultural storytelling in its approach. Akiko Ito – a Japanese social entrepreneur who left her family in Japan to travel the world, was driven to contribute to charitable causes by founding a global NGO, and who adopted a “life is a game” philosophy.

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Technical Review Leadership Asia Thailand 223

Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2013

government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. This series of blog posts is my attempt to understand how science and technology policy in the U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy as we face the realities of China and global competition.

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Silicon Valley Government Germany Japan 247

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He couldn’t have imagined power users would be global political figures, dictatorships, small factions of people standing up to the Iranian army or every sports figure & celebrity in the world. Apeel Technologies. Lots of it. It was an early and smart bet.

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Technical Review America United States Partner 362

The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market.

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China Marketing Asia Mobile 128

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Suppliers in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology or professional services space, need to pay special attention, as these industries have above average DSO. A bank wire is not always a convenient mode of payment, especially for customers in China who do not use internet banking. Benchmark the industry DSO. Anthony Coundouris.

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Singapore Asia Management China 191

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

In this interview, Viljakainen also shares some thoughts about entrepreneurship and globalization. This is potentially a politically sensitive question, but I would say that in parts of the United States people are using technology actively. This is Part II of the interview. How do you see leadership in the new millennium evolve?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Links to China didn’t slow down the spread of DeepSeek AI who’s open source R1 reasoning model is now available on Azure, GitHub, NVIDIA NIM & Windsurf. Zuckerberg said he plans to increase spending on AI technology to as much as $65 billion this year.

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Israel Technical Review Open Source China 78

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I are about to start our second year of teaching what was our Technology, Innovation and Modern War class. This year we’ve expanded the scope of the class to look beyond just the effect of new technology on weapons and operational concepts.

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Technology Russia China Intellectual Property 418

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We just had our first week of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. If the past is a prologue, they’ll go off to senior roles in defense, policy and to the companies building new disruptive technologies. neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. And that has happened to us.

Technology 436

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We just completed the sixth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

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Artificial Inteligence Russia Technology China 397

David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

David brings a proven track record for growing emerging technology companies. His work at Deloitte has taken him around the world, advising clients from Brazil to China, and given him a global perspective on how integrated global business has become. Curious about the accuracy of any superhero movie to the original?

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Software Review Venture Capital New Jersey Silicon Valley 133

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. In today’s, globalized world, things aren’t quite the same. In fact, 94% of Fortune 500 companies use an outsourcing process for some of their most vital products. Conclusion.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Developer 108

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

while Europe, China, and Japan take 7%, 4%, and 2%, respectively. Canada also boasts of strong industries that are globally recognized for their advanced knowledge and applications of modern technology. Interestingly, significant parts of Canadian investments are located close to the U.S. Canada’s Industry Strengths.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. TBR believes Apple is primed for a run of year-to-year growth each quarter in 2015 between 5% and 10%, particularly as its relationships with China’s largest carriers, China Mobile and China Unicom, mature.

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Start Up Blog

MARCH 30, 2020

With 70 years of unimpeded global growth and globalisation we’ve all become a little complacent. So I’m offering two thought experiments on possible natural and technological disasters. Scenario 1: Floods in China. Let’s imagine China faces an unprecedented period of rain due to climate change.

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Security Artificial Inteligence China Technical Review 109

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. One of the groups I spoke to was the Australian Sports Technology Network. Outside the U.S.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. about Moshe Lichtman, and why he is one of few men or women capable of leading an Israeli startup to global billions. In this post I break down an article by TheMarker.co.il

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Steve Blank

APRIL 19, 2023

is supporting a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously attempting to deter a China cross-strait invasion of Taiwan. China has made the leap to a “whole of nation” approach. Worse, China will learn from and apply the lessons from Russia’s failures in the Ukraine at an ever increasing pace. Today, the U.S. For the U.S.

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Ukraine China Taiwan Russia 317

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We just completed the eighth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

Technology 349

Technology Russia Artificial Inteligence United States 349

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We have three universities in the top 100 of the Shanghai ranking for engineering and technology. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. We have 30 procedures to go through when starting a legal business entity – ranking us #5 globally of light bureaucracy when incorporating.

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