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. Born Global or Die Local. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Prestigious London-based Monocle magazine, a global briefing journal covering international affairs, business, culture and design, has chosen Haifa as the city with the most promising business potential for 2011. The lightweight wind turbine is said to reduce installation costs by at least 50 percent.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

-led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. The third class focused on Russia, which since 2014 has asserted itself as a competing great power. Today’s class: Cyber. Cyber Attacks / Cyber Warfare. 03, 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? For many mature economies like Japan and the US, the workforce will be older, healthcare costs will be higher, and it looks like we will see diminishing pension benefits. Only time will tell.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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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. that can make 1,000s of low-cost, attritable systems. Russia will not defer its future plans for aggression to meet our dates. This article previously appeared in Defense News. Today, the U.S.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

As the travel industry rebounds from the pandemic, partnerships between these various entities will become more common, creating one-stop shops to meet all needs, reduce costs and improve current services. Also, the CB Insights' Industry Analyst Consensus says that the global meat market could get the estimated value of $2.7

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Short story #2: Predictive Modeling, Quantifying Cost of Inaction. You start to see weird things like Russia and India are the same. Let's go back to our table, and global oil consumption. Short story #2: Predictive Modeling, Quantifying Cost of Inaction. Short story #1: Treemaps, Sunbursts, Packed Trees, Oh My!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Esther was talking about problems and entrepreneurs as far away as Russia. It globalizes. They struggle to maintain cost advantages. They are faced with decisions about whether to support their long-time employees who are increasingly hostile but have worked hard for generations with the need to compete on costs and quality.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

The gas market is poised to expand given that this energy source is clean, flexible, cost-effective, and quite abundant. Today, the largest gas producers are the US and Russia, with around 766 billion m3 and 635 billion m3 respectively as of 2015, according to CIA’s World Factbook data. How to Analyze the Gas Market.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

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BeyondVC

MAY 11, 2004

While a couple of our companies chose to use consulting partners to begin with due to lower upfront costs and better time to market, we found that over time (the last 2 years) that employee churn is becoming a huge problem in these consulting companies and making us less productive in the long run. What does that mean for us in the future?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

Global economic growth is determined by powerful markets, which are becoming more and more sophisticated. Among the most noteworthy markets for newly-established businesses, India and China are the ones most likely to eliminate inefficiencies in global trade. It is common knowledge that startups are currently soaring in Russia.

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BeyondVC

MAY 11, 2004

While a couple of our companies chose to use consulting partners to begin with due to lower upfront costs and better time to market, we found that over time (the last 2 years) that employee churn is becoming a huge problem in these consulting companies and making us less productive in the long run. What does that mean for us in the future?

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are the buzz word in business for good reason. The internet has made it possible to have a global work force from launch date, and the same cost advantages that multinationals have had since they started exporting labour to China and other parts of Asia since the 1960’s.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Countries like Russia, China, Canada, and the United States are involved in drilling races, trying to capture as much of the crude oil market as they can, all the while implementing new energy tech innovation to improve safety, productivity, and environmental impact. Global economic pressures drive the increasing demand for oil.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

While Asia has long been known for its cheap engineering resources and the off-shoring tech phenomenon that took place over a decade ago, the cost gap has narrowed — and even more significantly, so has the quality gap. On average, the cost of relocation for us has been less than $4,000 and we recruit from all over the world.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

My grandparents were forced from Russia. I mean people out there don't realize the cost per click for advertising is going down. The customer acquisition costs are going down. There's a product manager at 3M that knows the N95 mask business inside and out, domestically and globally. Wars have been fought.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

Global markets turned chaotic as that reality hit. election cycle, the ongoing refugee crisis flowing out of the Middle East, and geopolitical tensions with Russia, and it’s no wonder the Brexit vote’s got the world like… Hold up, you might be saying. The exit polls suggested we were safe. Mix in a contentious U.S.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Russia fine on Google is largest than the world’s total GDP (!). Way to go Dean Leitersdorf and team Decart on coming out of stealth with a $21M seed round for a new inference model that enables companies to dramatically reduce the cost of generative AI – wow ? Meta released MobileLLM.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Ireland Can Help With Going Global. Russia, Belarus, England, Greece and South Africa. For all his country’s advantages – lower taxes and costs than Silicon Valley – O’Sullivan says he realizes that entrepreneurs with a good shot in the U.S. That’s more than top U.S. But we think we have extra things to offer.”.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Of course the Russian aristocracy wanted to keep it to themselves and for several centuries it was only available in limited quantities and at great cost. Today the vodka business is massive, with global consumption in 2008 logging in at over 512 million cases! Drink up, friends… 2. The steam engine (70 AD).

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. In addition, HOF has backed 10 companies with roots in Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, India, Germany, Denmark and Russia.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. In addition, HOF has backed 10 companies with roots in Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, India, Germany, Denmark and Russia.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

Encryption, while it’s important to us as consumers, can come at a cost of others using the platforms for malicious purpose. Quartz looked at the popularity of messaging apps by country, and it’s clear win for Facebook: Source: Facebook’s global dominance of messaging, in two maps. We give up privacy to avoid controversy. In summary.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

Encryption, while it’s important to us as consumers, can come at a cost of others using the platforms for malicious purpose. Quartz looked at the popularity of messaging apps by country, and it’s clear win for Facebook: Source: Facebook’s global dominance of messaging, in two maps. We give up privacy to avoid controversy. In summary.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The United States is reliant on a global supply chain for our goods, systems and services. Capturing market space versus Russia, for instance. It will enhance the defense industrial bases global competitiveness, and it will increase our supply chain export capability. In most instances, this is really very positive.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 17, 2016

Grexit, Russia/Ukraine and terrorism spring to mind as recent examples. So for me the only significant negative indicator has been sentiment, but given that there is little actual change I expect people will soon realise that their fears are overdone and return to business as usual.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Emmanuel Macron during the workshop in Versailles In this context I was invited, together with a large dozen of foreign investors, to participate in a workshop to discuss what France could to do to attract more venture capital from global firms.

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thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Google Chrome Grabs 1/3 Of Global Browser Market: StatCounter. Latin America. Middle East. 5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson.

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The Next Web

MARCH 3, 2014

This is how we generated our first wave of downloads and it had cost us nothing at all. Next: : If you’re gonna go global, plan it from the start. Think global, start early. WhatsApp founder Jan Koum is an Ukranian immigrant, and I’m betting it had helped him realize the potential of going global from day one. The Result?

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

By comparison, last year’s global market for software-as-a-service, one of the hottest sectors for startup creation and investment, was estimated at $104 billion. Defense Department. The military awarded $445 billion in contracts in 2020. There’s a willing market here, too. The Pentagon is eager for help from the nation’s innovators.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2023

Wealth and Ownership Amid A Shifting Global Financial Order written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Carol Roth In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Carol Roth. And that's the shifting of the global financial order. We just saw the, the second US debt downgrade ever.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Globally, about 26 billion texts are sent daily. And about 70% of the global population uses the internet. Cigarettes, despite their economic contributions, have fueled a global public health crisis, while the atomic bomb fundamentally altered the fabric of geopolitics, introducing existential risk.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2021

It called out China as a peer competitor to America, pursuing its goal of global dominance. At the same time, Russia has reemerged as a regional power. But for the rest of you, here they are: The 2018 National Defense Strategy focused the DoD on Great Power competition.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Throughout the 1990s, we were focused on how to integrate China into the global system so that it would become a responsible stakeholder. Rather just rewarding this rigorous, we only care about cost and schedule. Looking at both performance and capability, but also cost, and so forth. — On China.

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