Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. Most of the early deals were done by offshore venture funds – with their fund registered in countries outside China and using dollars.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

The first wave of startups began when R&D centers and universities began to provide the technology and seed capital for new startups that were spin-outs or spin-offs. Most of the early deals were done by offshore venture funds – with their fund registered in countries outside China and using dollars.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. The New Structure of the Venture Capital industry. Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity is encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And for consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars. What this means is that the emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital.

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