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Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment

Steve Blank

Chile has decided that it wants to be an innovation hub in South America. The country is dead serious in all levels of government and universities about making this happen. Instead it felt like the government – through CORFO - was doing most of the risk capital investing. This isn’t some small-time effort.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

Act II was “revenge of the luddites” in which some local governments banned them and some annoyed citizens stole them or broke them. They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. They’re acceptable. Year two in the life is electric scooters is just that?—?invisble.

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We Needed a Bigger Room – The Lean Educators Summit

Steve Blank

It’s remade entrepreneurship education, startup practice and innovation in companies and the government. Lean Innovation in the Enterprise, Not-for-Profit and Government – what’s different. International: Success and Challenges of Lean Innovation and Customer Discovery in Europe and Asia [and South America? Australia?].

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Who Ever Thought? The Lean Educators Summit

Steve Blank

It’s remade entrepreneurship education, startup practice and innovation in companies and the government. Lean Innovation in the Enterprise, Not-for-Profit and Government – what’s different. International: Success and Challenges of Lean Innovation and Customer Discovery in Europe and Asia [and South America?

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

I know we have a budget deficit and as an economic conservative I believe in smaller government. But in America nobody ever asked me where my dad came from. Every government form in England seemed to ask questions about my parents. Still, I’m proud to live in America. My dad’s from South America if you’re interested.

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Don’t Pay Bribes to Get International Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

crackdown started way back in the late 1970’s with the advent of the “ Lockheed Bribery Scandals ,” in which the company was accused of paying bribes to foreign governments in order to secure aircraft and equipment orders. The resulted in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ,” which made it illegal for U.S.

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Sensitive Payments in the International Arena

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of you probably will not remember the “ Lockheed Bribery Scandals ,” in which the company was accused of paying bribes to foreign governments in order to secure aircraft and equipment orders. The main reason is the fact that the bureaucracies in the different countries jealously guard their prerogatives, and old ways die slowly.