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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

government reengineered its approach to building weapons. In a major break from the past, where the military designed all its own weapons, 10,000 scientists and engineers from academia worked in civilian-run weapons labs (most headquartered in universities) in an organization called the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD).

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. – The Torch Program. In size, scale and commercial results China’s Torch Program from MOST (the Ministry of Science and Technology) is the most successful entrepreneurial program in the world. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. – The Torch Program. In size, scale and commercial results China’s Torch Program from MOST (the Ministry of Science and Technology) is the most successful entrepreneurial program in the world. government’s SBIR and STTR programs.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

If there ever was any question about the value of China’s Torch Program walk around Zhongguancun. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

If there ever was any question about the value of China’s Torch Program walk around Zhongguancun. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Government grants – Credit cards / debt. I’m learning how to program. Has anyone found a referral program system that works great to generate new customers? Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask. Other sources of capital. Product, product, product! I’m a college student.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much. I cannot sink any more money into a program that is still having community problems. In fact, one of your own mods, told another customer to literally go f themselves. September 13, 2009 11:57 AM Anonymoussaid.

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