Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm. Act Like a Startup.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. In the past, the time to build a first product release was measured in months or even years as startups executed the founder’s vision of what customers wanted. The founders were simply wrong about their assumptions about customer needs.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

In the 20 th century startups I was part of, the time to build a first product release was measured in years as we turned out the founder’s vision of what customers wanted. Yet time after time, after the product shipped, startups would find that customers didn’t use or want most of the features. China has simply become the factory.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

TBR believes Apple is primed for a run of year-to-year growth each quarter in 2015 between 5% and 10%, particularly as its relationships with China’s largest carriers, China Mobile and China Unicom, mature. Apple’s success in China – Greater China revenue surged 70% year-to-year in 4Q14 to $16.1

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2012

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. I want to tell you a story about how a team pivoted and succeeded by synchronizing product and customer development. Here’s a guest post from Frank.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Driven by job cuts and budget reductions urging businesses to hire more freelancers , online freelancing platforms will enable companies to tap into expanded pools of global talent and hire qualified workers. Build new business outside of your core company. Revisit your business plan , forecasts, and company goals.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. “No No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. In Asia, China provides a case in point. So what’s the big deal about micro-multinationals?

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

First, there are global (long-term) trends that concern IT giants and are designed for a mass audience. The mobile-savvy nations are China, Norway, United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. You can start by researching your competitors to gain an understanding of cost structure, revenue generation, and the business model for your app.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

First they pivoted from video rentals by mail to smart suggestions by algorithm then they followed by leading the streaming revolution to now global domination. The founders eventually created custom cereal boxes to raise funds so they could continue to operate. Well done Reed! Thanks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls ! . #3-

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Looking to another part of the world, a number of analysts are betting that China, the most populous country on the planet, will take up some demographic slack and be the growth engine of the future. Companies need to be creative and find new business models to take advantage of the shifting makeup of their operating countries’ populations.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2015

Heightened competition in PC markets, particularly from HP and Dell, has driven Lenovo’s PC ASPs down 6% from 2Q14, taking with it gross and operating profit that it intended to reinvest into sales and marketing initiatives for its mobile segment outside China and foster enterprise growth in the U.S. and Europe.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Pursue Global Markets 2. Pursue Global Markets. If you don’t have a business that can scale globally, then either don’t bother or just content yourself with staying small. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total. In the U.S.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. It’s tough.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. It’s tough.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

I first met Evangelos Simoudis when he ran IBM’s Business Intelligence Solutions Division and then as CEO of his first startup Customer Analytics. and the emergence of new industries, markets and customers. Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2017

Even small business have a global reach these days, thanks to the Internet. Thus every entrepreneur and business owner needs to see their market in that context, understanding the global forces that will impact them sooner or later. This has the potential for disrupting every auto-related business anywhere in the world.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., The Enterprise: Business Model Execution We know that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. The question is – why?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. Amidst an increasingly connected world, globalization is the order of the day. There is something to allowing your business to grow organically and not to push expansion too rapidly. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. from France.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Arab countries, stretching from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, have a combined population of about 350 million, with combined GDP equal to nearly 40% of China’s.). Yet in an increasingly globalized, diverse, interconnected world, it would be a mistake to assume that the same players can dominate in all markets.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

China is the world’s largest country with more than 1.3 The larger your customer base, the more opportunities for monetization, and therefore the more attractive your startup is for investors. Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. That’s why the free business model is so popular in China.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2016

From coast to coast, evidence of democratic principles and practices are front and center, playing out everywhere from small town hall meetings to global front page news. China’s supply chain benefits startups in many ways. by Jeffery Kang, CEO and founder, IngDan. It’s an election year. Hardware doesn’t have to be hard.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

When we started our business, only a few global tech businesses were also located in Berlin – most famously SoundCloud. Another one I can really recommend is Business Model Generation. When we launched, Dropbox and Evernote were the two fastest-growing cloud businesses. It’s like surfing.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Going global with a startup or business is easier than it has ever been (although it still has its challenges), and for many winning entrepreneurs, their success has been attributed to their consideration toward international expansion right from the very start. Business model. Business analysis and financials.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Thus, let’s start this discussion by defining the global crisis caused by the new coronavirus, COVID-19 , so that we can look forward to finding the opportunity in the crisis. It is generally accepted that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 , was first seen in Wuhan, China, during the last days of 2019. This virus is a zoonotic virus.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

and SEO as two of the most effective and affordable customer acquisition strategies. First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. and an affiliate program would also help with customer acquisition.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

中文-简体 (China). To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SMALL BUSINESS. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Defending Japanese Waters From Chinas Navy.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. It can, however, be easy to overlook the importance of small businesses like the Chatuchak stallholders, not just to their surrounding communities but also to the wider national economy. It appears to be the latter.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. Customers value and benefit from the convenience, price, and selection of Amazon, which is why the company is, by a wide margin, America’s largest bookseller.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

With the advent of the web and the multifaceted programming features of WordPress , many younger entrepreneurs have the ability to go into business for themselves very easily and very cheaply, but very haphazardly. Global competition is another headwind that “B2C” product-based companies have to contend with.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

parent company while providing technical services for foreign customers. They helped to globalize their innovation cycle and tap foreign expertise and resources. For example, Verizon’s Silicon Valley R&D center focuses on big data and software technologies, as well as online advertising-based business models.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Is that how Lawson thinks about its customers (I assume some of them are using some sort of SaaS application)? Of course not - the CEO has a much better way to qualify their customers as you will see below. ".traditional Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 23, 2017

This was the driving force behind our company, which became both a custom design marketplace and a creative platform for designers for learning and showcasing their creative work. Building trust through excellent customer service. One of the biggest challenges we faced was attracting business from U.S. and European markets.

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

中文-简体 (China). To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. What countrys GDP is the size of the global app economy? Ran gold Resources Ltd. América Latina.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Well, for starters they a) pursue global Markets b) place company culture above all else and c) They embrace the Black Swan within and without. They Pursue Global Markets. In that same time frame, United States IPO volume declined 75% in real terms and now accounts for less than 11% of the global total. Your India strategy? •

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 7, 2019

It hasn’t kept pace with global competition. literacy rates trail many developed countries including Singapore, China, Japan, and Korea. The global automotive industry is going through an enormous disruption these days. Most agree—even across political aisles—that our current educational system is in need of critical reform.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer service. Google Custom Search Engine. Customer Relationship Management. great web customer acquisition tutorials. customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. small business CRM.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2019

Innovation drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. It seeks to solve customer problems in a better and modern way, thus helping such companies edge the competition. But the human engine- the customer service, is what thrills me.

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