Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

During World War II the United States did something its adversaries did not; it enlisted professors and graduate students as civilians in 105 colleges and universities to build advanced weapon systems — nuclear weapons, radar, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2011

He was also previously CTO of Vivendi Mobile Entertainment, which operates a subscription based PC/Mobile/TV service for music and movies in France and Germany. Bitsmedia currently develops iPhone applications for Universal Music in Europe and Australia.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

The largest Germany construction firms announced that they were going to launch their own initiative and therefore not use 3rd-party vendors. Buzzsaw (owned by Autodesk) raised $90 million and was making weekly noise in the market. These were stressful times.

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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. There they would be tasked to develop military weapons systems and solve military problems to defeat Germany and Japan. The weapons were then manufactured in volume by U.S. corporations.).

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was Nazi Germany with the V1 and the V2 missiles, and the Messerschmitt 262, the first jet aircraft. But it wasn’t the tank as a technology, by itself, that allowed Nazi Germany to take over Western Europe in a matter of weeks. That was a great invention. In the case of jet propulsion, it wasn’t the U.S. that innovated.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

now fighting Germany, and the Soviet Union looming as a potential adversary U.S. code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. At the start of WWII the Army and Navy code breaking groups each had few hundred people mainly focused on breaking Japanese codes.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

You helped me get staffed in Rome so I didn’t have to work in Erlangen, Germany. I try to remember your ways when I spend time with younger guys. I try not to let it feel like there’s a big age gap. That worked out well for both of us. I enjoyed our dinners and strolls in the streets of Rome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

The organization both within Germany and other countries was quickly streamlined, in line with customer feedback. In addition the company had started to sell its basic software to other industries as well. All this led to a staff level exceeding 700 employees, contributed to lack of control and eventual bankruptcy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

Germany, Ireland, Israel, and most other non-Asian nations also provide major tax incentives, and huge R&D tax credits. We now produce only 14% of the world’s supply of semiconductors, and even less of other things. We need to make a strong manufacturing base a national priority.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I was raising money in late 1999 I had an investment team in Germany (I was in the UK) suggest that they should get a lower valuation than others because they were ex McKinsey guys and had better access to industry. I chuckled. We all know ex McKinsey people, don’t we?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I frequently travelled to Frankfurt, Germany but found it much cheaper to stay 20 minutes south of the city in Neu Isenberg. I started flying RyanAir or EasyJet (the European equivalents of Southwest Airlines) anywhere I went. If I did have to catch a British Airways flight I was in the back of the plane near the toilets.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

and in front of Germany, France and Japan. And contrary to most people’s beliefs, China actually invests 12.97% of its total government expenditure on education, placing it second of the five countries behind U.S., Also, shockingly, 59-percent of U.S. public school teachers hold a second job.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

In December 1941, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, and Germany declares war on the United States. We flew these unarmed planes in and out of Germany alongside our bombers and basically built up the “radar order of battle.&# That led me back to the history of radar in World War II – and a story you may not know.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company. In the US we’ve had Gilt Groupe, RueLaLa, HauteLook, Swirl and many others.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2022

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been particularly popular in Germany, which is home to Europe’s largest economy. This is due to a number of factors, including the continent’s status as a financial hub, its regulatory environment, and its history of embracing new technologies.

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The Next Web

JULY 9, 2020

Germany has been a startup ecosystem on the rise for quite some time now. EY reported that Germany’s top 100 startups received a total of $11.1 It’s produced a number of global success stories including SoundCloud, Zalando, Flixbus, and HelloFresh. In 2019, the country was ranked number one in Europe for startups by NimbleFins.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I lived and worked in England, France, Italy and Japan and had worked extensively in Germany. I felt variations of this in France, Italy and Germany. I felt pretty uniquely qualified to answer that question because I grew up in Northern California as the son of an immigrant and with a computer in my bedroom in the 1980’s.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In Germany, it is mandatory for everyone to have a health insurance. It is considered one of the most comprehensive expatriate international insurance information providers for people working or studying in Germany. Health insurance is a worthwhile investment, whether you are a citizen or a foreigner in Germany.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Once the railways are built most countries (except for some odd reason the US) start to build better versions of their infrastructure so you get high-speed railway in Japan, Germany, China, France and now even connecting France & The UK.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

Buah, a company producing and selling freeze dried fruits in Germany overhauled their e-commerce platform completely while their business was still green then rebuilt it with new designs, labels and new packaging. The results were rewarding.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Germany and India appear to be tied in 4th place with both countries on 11 fintechs each; Brazilian companies: 4 national fintech companies were highlighted: Creditas , Easynvest , GuiaBolso and Nubank – in other words, a little more than 3% of startups.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

It was an important learning for us, that Germany, even though we started here, is not our only market. Our top countries today are the US (by far), Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, China and Japan, but all those countries have key differences. Our market is the world, we build a product for everyone.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index CPI, Hong Kong ranked 18th with a corruption index of 75 in 2016, lagging behind countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany. They want to put a barrier between their business plans and the corrupt government.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Vukajlovic was born in Germany, grew up in Serbia and studied in the US and London. Cape Capital is an independent wealth management firm, employing 14 staff in Zürich, with approximately USD2bn of assets under management, investing across all major asset classes and geographies.

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Transformify

JUNE 20, 2020

A member of the prestigious DAX30 Index in Germany and once valued at EUR 24 billion, Wirecard has been torn by a series of scandals. Germany) while others are likely to span operations across regions (e.g. N26 is particularly popular in Germany and likely to attract local merchants. Geographical coverage.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). For the record, Startup Nation Central and Pitchbook share slightly higher numbers ($26.6 2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Karl-Heinz Streibich is President of acatech, the National Academy of Science and Engineering in Germany. In that role, he is constantly interacting with business and academic leaders, and has a unique perspective on STEM trends in Germany and broadly across.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Karl-Heinz Streibich is President of acatech, the National Academy of Science and Engineering in Germany. In that role, he is constantly interacting with business and academic leaders, and has a unique perspective on STEM trends in Germany and broadly across.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. You can bootstrap your way into existence. believe that is certainly true. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Especially because U are 3 out of 4 leaders (Paul Graham is still missing) in developing entrepreneurship in the US, as far as I can judge that here from Germany. The goal is to ultimately be able to plug in AARRR-like criteria for each type of business model. steve erikb , on November 17, 2009 at 2:38 am Said: Interesting discussion.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. According to R&D investment statistics , several countries prioritize this activity — and they are also those that show stable economic growth. R&D statistics.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Kearney , for instance, found out that more than a third of US, France, and Germany weekly buyers have already signed up for subscriptions, whereas 12% are still debating this service. .” To boost clients’ moods, some companies include testers of upcoming products.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2009

I grew up in Germany, and Europeans seem to take life a little bit easier. In return this now gives me enough time to do other things (ie: starting silly little companies that have not gone anywhere yet) and I hope to get out of that crazy business on the long run completely. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2016

Despite suffering setbacks in places like Germany, France and even in many cities within its home turf of United States, the company continues to chug along thanks to its universal spread. Take the example of Uber; a startup that managed to grow rapidly in several cities across the world.

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deal architect

MARCH 15, 2020

Which means the beautiful town of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany will be hosting its 42nd once-a-decade Passion Play this summer. It is the start of the new decade. It is also the 15th anniversary of both my blogs, Deal Architect.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

His company had recently moved from Germany to the US. I offered a term sheet to a company I met at Collision – the event Paddy’s runs in Las Vegas. I met the founder on the street walking from the conference to my hotel. I took a year getting to know him and decided I wanted to work with him and his team.

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