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National Industrial Policy – Private Capital and The America’s Frontier Fund Steps Up

Steve Blank

passed the CHIPS and Science Act , one of the first pieces of national industrial policy – government planning and intervention in a specific industry — in the last 50 years, in this case for semiconductors. Optimizing profit above else led to wholesale offshoring of manufacturing and entire industries in order to lower costs.

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Startup America – Dead On Arrival

Steve Blank

Last week the White House announced Startup America , a public/private initiative to accelerate accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in the U.S. Startup America is a mashup of very smart programs by very smart people but not a strategy. I got a call from a recruiter looking for a CEO for the Startup America Partnership.

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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. There is even greater competition for offshore drilling areas than ever before. Around the world, there is a great deal of competition in oil and gas exploration.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

Olivier Mougenot, Investment Director, NUMA Paris , points out if you start with an offshore tech team, it’s easier and cheaper to expand it than start a new office from scratch. Strikingly, there are now several state and city government programs specifically designed to make it easier for non-Americans to found companies in NYC.

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Fighting an Asymmetrical Cyber War– Why We Need to Take A Different Approach

Pascal's View

government waits, the more devastating the eventual assault is likely to be.” ” They make the very important point that “it makes sense now– just as it made sense during the Clinton years– to purchase components, even those made offshore. .” government. soil can provide 100% assurance.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S. Bi-national companies , which from inception have an international presence.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S. Bi-national companies , which from inception have an international presence.