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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. to understand distribution channel landscape, potential partners and rough cost of customer acquisition. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development. Business Model versus Business Plan Customer Development'

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Your Computer May Already be Hacked – NSA Inside?

Steve Blank

In Russia, President Putin’s office just stopped using PC’s and switched to typewriters. The microcode is distributed by 1) Intel or by 2) Microsoft integrated into a BIOS or 3) as part of a Windows update. Filed under: Customer Development , Secret History of Silicon Valley. George Orwell. Perhaps it’s Intel NSA inside.

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Why Internal Ventures are Different from External Startups

Steve Blank

The good news is that corporations have access to resources and capabilities that most startups can only dream of , whether it is free cash flow, a strong brand, a vibrant supply chain, strong distribution, a skilled sales force, and so on. Filed under: Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan , Customer Development.

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The Fatal Flaw of the Three Horizons Model and How To Fix It

Steve Blank

Ironically rapid Horizon 3 disruption is most often used not by the market leaders but by the challengers/new entrants (startups, ISIS , China, Russia, etc.). The large organizations used startups who could rapidly build and deliver products for them – by offering something the startups needed – contracts, a distribution platform, or prizes.

China 304