Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. Venture Guiding Fund.

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Programming Technical Review SBIR China 287

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In fact, the cost may be minimal, if you do your networking and build a relationship with an experienced business executive or two in your domain who are willing to share and give back for a nominal retainer, perhaps one percent of your new startup equity. Key board members multiply your networking efforts.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. There are four main types of venture studios: Tech transfer studios , such as America’s Frontier Fund , work with companies and/or government labs to source ideas and intellectual property.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. business models.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

The value is tied to infrastructure outside your control, such as a pervasive network of fuel stations, trained service facilities, and new government regulations. Many great technology solutions, like hydrogen engines for cars, look great on paper, but are extremely difficult to make a business.

Technical Review 391

Technical Review Intellectual Property Early Stage Global 391

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

But often the legal obstacles confronting startups have been put in place by companies that look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against new market entrants. Existing companies also use network effects of monopolies/duopolies, distribution channel kickbacks, etc., to stifle competition.).

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 15, 2017

It’s a model for a government program that’s gotten the balance between public/private partnerships just right. The bill directs the expansion of I-Corps to additional federal agencies and academic institutions, as well as through state and local governments.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In the U.S, Startup America will leverage its network of 30 startup regions to engage entrepreneurial leaders throughout the country. And TechStars will use its broad and unparalleled network of mentors (experienced entrepreneurs and investors) to coach the teams. For some incubators, entrepreneurs can stay as long as they want.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. It’s even better to let the attorney do the negotiating, since many innocent-sounding protective and governance provisions can have long-term negative consequences to you. A sample of three views is adequate.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2020

You just need to focus on the quality work along with a good sense of networking skills to build a PR and you will have good enough capacity to be the owner of a successful construction company. While construction, ministries, and the government have a set plan of safety protocols that must be followed by the company at all points.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. Many will continue to work with their problem sponsor.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We’re all familiar with high-profile cyberattacks on major business and government organizations. – Establish, communicate, and enforce security policies governing passwords, policies, procedures, especially around physical access, network access, email policies, data security. Therefore, we created the Tech Debt 2.0

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Board Effect

JULY 5, 2021

With philanthropic giving at an all-time high, it’s generating a new sense of freedom for nonprofits, allowing them to reimagine governance like never before. It’s also provided a global forum for networking among philanthropists. Nonprofits: Ready, Set, Reimagine Governance. The Great Transfer of Wealth Movement.

Government 98

Government Technical Review Global Distribution 98

Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

Pete is now CEO of BMNT, a company that delivers innovation solutions and processes for governments. Connectors – who will help teams rapidly grow their networks to gain new insights from unique partners not yet discovered. Here are Pete’s 5 principles that will accelerate innovation.

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Curation Technical Review Lean Australia 353

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The consortium was awarded $127m from the Federal and State Governments – $40.5 has a National Quantum Initiative (NQI) to coordinate quantum activities across the entire government see here.) government has declared quantum of national interest. So why all the investment in this area? FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. It’s even better to let the attorney do the negotiating, since many innocent-sounding protective and governance provisions can have long-term negative consequences to you. A sample of three views is adequate.

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 310

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

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New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With so much of government in gridlock, it seems like the only way to provide youth with better educational services, enrich others’ lives with arts, or help the poor, homeless, or military veterans is by supporting nonprofits with local missions to serve those communities. The world needs more nonprofits, especially now.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

. - 500 Hats , July 30, 2010 Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 Customer Development Checklist for My Web Startup – Part 1 - Ash Maurya , February 16, 2010 How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups (..)

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

LinkedIn : The work networking platform is a good space for targeting professionals, executives, and businesses. Government Grants. Many nonprofits raise significant sums of money through government grants. Check opportunities with your provincial and federal government. These are six ways nonprofits can raise money.

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Social Media Government Salary Software Review 158

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Participants are given instruction, connections, and a network on which to build and improve their young businesses. Alumni success comes down to two major elements: network connections and pitch training, which are essential to any reputableacceleratorprogram. If they arent, it may not be worth the time.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Major corporations and government entities often fall victim to coordinated cyber-attacks. Fortunately, options like EDR are proving novel cyber threat protection approaches for keeping devices and networks safer. EDR solves this by allowing enterprises to run programs in a secure network overlay that’s separate from the backend.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The VPN that stands for Virtual Private Network is used by a large number of people today, in order to access the internet. The Technical Working of a VPN: Once you avail a trusted VPN network and have downloaded its software, it’s time you make use of its unknown and highly beneficial working and uses. Source: Pexels.

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IP Software Review Internet Technical Review 144

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

Efficient Peer-to-Peer Network of Bitcoin. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer transactions, mining, and other technological feats to operate without central authority or banks, unlike government-issued currencies. Bitcoin has shown promise and it remains to be seen how this cryptocurrency will impact the future of financial transactions.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Software Review Florida Government 157

Steve Blank

APRIL 28, 2014

He’s helping city government in Philadelphia become more innovative by applying Lean startup methods and Philadelphia University’s innovation curriculum. I asked him to share an update on his work on teaching lean techniques to local governments. Building a Government Innovation Curriculum. Here’s the story of our journey.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. It’s even better to let the attorney do the negotiating, since many innocent-sounding protective and governance provisions can have long-term negative consequences to you. A sample of three views is adequate.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2014

The value is tied to infrastructure outside your control, such as a pervasive network of fuel stations, trained service facilities and new government regulations. Many great technology solutions, such as hydrogen engines for cars, look great on paper, but are extremely difficult to make into a business.

Technical Review 266

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Board Effect

JUNE 21, 2024

With diverse stakeholder groups and growing expectations around environmental, social and governance (ESG), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), cybersecurity and other intangible goals, MDOs face a unique challenge in demonstrating their impact. ” – Kara Klement, Director of Governance at Texas Health Resources 2. .”

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 16, 2025

Today, we are very excited to announce weve co-led the $5M Series A+ round for Bolt.Earth , Indias largest EV charging network. The Indian EV market grew by 40-50% in 2024 and enjoys strong government support. We joined our friends at USV and Prime Venture Partners (both returning investors).

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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. The article touches on our dependency of other nations and exposes the fragility of the global supply chain network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

For example, a while back a passionate entrepreneur approached me with an innovative solution for reducing world hunger, but hadn’t focused on the fact that hungry people often don’t have any money, and governments are not easy customers. Odeo began as a network where people could find podcasts, but iTunes began taking over the podcast niche.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site.

New York City 246

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. cities flocking to these machines, downloading apps for each network, and paying just a few bucks to get from Point A to B. 1/ Social Network Interference. That will take a long time to settle.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

The value is tied to infrastructure outside your control, such as a pervasive network of fuel stations, trained service facilities, and new government regulations. Many great technology solutions, like hydrogen engines for cars, look great on paper, but are extremely difficult to make a business.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Intellectual Property Early Stage Global 215

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Graphic designers and illustrators are no longer considered a starving artist and computer network technicians are keeping the tech companies running. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. Hibernia Atlantics network of subsea cables provides some of the worlds best internet connections.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

However, this ability created secondary issues of data and systems expansion, governance, and compliance layering, costing companies more than traditional data center models, as it lacked mature cost controls.

Technical Review 160

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