Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Small businesses are grocery stores, hairdressers, consultants, travel agents, Internet commerce storefronts, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc. When I read policy papers by government organizations trying to replicate the lessons from the valley, I’m struck how they seem to miss some basic lessons. There are 5.7
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 20, 2011
government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. I thought about the common wisdom that only 20-year olds doing Internet startups could be agile. Your Country Needs You.
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Steve Blank
JANUARY 5, 2023
government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. Government agencies to provide context and perspective on commercial technologies and national security. We focused on the challenges created when U.S. Guest Speakers.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 17, 2020
Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. Sometimes your solution is impressive, but mass acceptance requires a big culture change, a large support system, or government legislation. Don’t forget to consider customer alternatives, like trains versus airplanes.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. Unsolicited foreign investors that contact you on the Internet need extra scrutiny. Use the common sense suggestions to avoid the pain: Decoy investor scam.
Steve Blank
APRIL 4, 2023
(Researchers believe this tipping point is result of the complex interactions between the neural network architecture and the massive amounts of training data it has been exposed to – essentially everything that was on the Internet as of September 2021.) There is a long history of scientists concerned about what they’ve unleashed. In the U.S.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed.
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