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Survival Tips From A Seasoned Digital Nomad Who Made It Out The Other Side

YoungUpstarts

For example, in Thailand you can do a VISA run in one day then return, whereas in Vietnam they are strict with their one month policy. Lean on locals. Keep an eye on visa requirements before choosing a country as there’s no point trying to base yourself in a country where you will have to move on in a few weeks time.

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Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions

Steve Blank

I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. I hate business plan competitions.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

Finally, I had an answer to the question I had asked 35 years earlier when I was in Thailand: “How did electronic warfare get started?&# And now am leading a startup of my own ( [link] ) where we’re students of you and Eric Ries’ lean startup principles. Thanks for connecting the historical dots!

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms. Thus, one can say the concept of a “ lean startup ” existed in Asia far longer than in the Valley – it’s just that no one ever wrote a book about it.

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Remote Work Revolution: Drive Sustainable Growth with Virtual Teams

Duct Tape Marketing

What kind of content does it lean towards? Talk a little bit about how somebody might, and I know we're recording this, it's morning for you or it's morning for me, it's later in the day for you because you're in Thailand. I think a lot of people lean on it maybe too much. An agency can't just sit here and record their process.

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

Thailand: Bats, Moths and John Scoggins I was 19 in 1973 and in Thailand in the Air Force working on electronic warfare equipment on fighter planes, gunships and Wild Weasels, at the tail end of the Vietnam War. So this post is how I came to write “The Secret History of Silicon Valley&#. (I’ll So here it is in five parts.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

After been stationed at three fighter bases in Thailand ( Ubon , Udorn and Korat ) and working on Electronic Warfare suites on F-4’s, A-7’s, F-105’s and AC-130’s, I got orders to report to a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 bomber base in Alpena Michigan. Imagine how hot, humid and unbearable the weather was in Thailand.