Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

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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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

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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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

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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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

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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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

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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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

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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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

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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