Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

Technology 436

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

Technology 228

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 228

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. The question of how corporations can be more innovative is one I have wrestled with for a long time.

Startup 327

Startup Business Model Lean Russia 327

OnlyOnce

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

I’ve been to India once before, when Mariquita and I came here on holiday in 2006. We did a lot of the main tourist things – the Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, a tiger safari, Goa. And we spent a little bit of time with our expat friends Anuja and Bobby in Bangalore.

Brazil 48

Brazil India Russia China 48

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

The early-stage vacuum that existed in 2006-2007 that then led to the formation of “Seed” funds, is oddly enough re-emerging as the Micro-VCs who once dominated this space move upstream. A lot of this capital is coming from non-traditional geographies like China, Russia, Middle East, India. Yes, history is repeating itself!).

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Wrike was founded by Andrew Filev in 2006. It later opened offices in Dublin, Ireland, Kiev, Ukraine, and St Petersburg, Russia. Truly a global solution, Wrike is available in 10 languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish).

Management 124

Management San Jose Software Review Ukraine 124

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2015

I was raised in Post-Soviet Russia, and at that time scarcity was simply a fact of life. He founded Wrike in 2006. By Andrew Filev, CEO of Wrike. Supplies were scarce at school, food was scarce at the grocery store, and entertainment was almost non-existent.

Product 100

Product Technical Review Russia Software Review 100