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

Steve Blank

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

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

Steve Blank

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem.

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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

I think you can blame Customer and Agile Development for a small part of it. When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Lean Angels. Filed under: Customer Development , Venture Capital.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 4: David Lerner and Gary Marcus

Steve Blank

David Lerner is an entrepreneur, angel investor and director of entrepreneurship at Columbia University. He is also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School , and an angel investor hailed as one of New York City’s top 100 early-stage investors. Dave Lerner. They want to collaborate.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Steve Blank

Lane served as Executive Vice President at Disney for five years before returning to his entrepreneurial roots to become an angel investor and launch FreshGrade. . — Finding early customers for Qualtrics was difficult, Ryan says. There were no investors. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 38: Ryan Smith and Lane Merrifield

Steve Blank

Lane served as Executive Vice President at Disney for five years before returning to his entrepreneurial roots to become an angel investor and launch FreshGrade. . — Finding early customers for Qualtrics was difficult, Ryan says. There were no investors. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

The Ultimate Combination of Startup Business Development Methods - ArcticStartup , November 16, 2010 I've been a huge fan of Steven Blank's Customer Development methodology for a long time. Call it facts for hire. It would be a bit like the hired gun in the old west, but more suited for today’s times. You got it.