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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

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 first will be commodity businesses that are valued for their ability to execute their current business model.

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Reduce need for 3rd party apps with open source solution

The Startup Magazine

billion dollar market of business communication software. Its secret is a business model that focuses on providing a premium service using open source solutions, 90% cheaper than its competition, according to Eleconomista. Spanish startup Noysi has managed to penetrate the crowded and growing $67.4

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Team SeaWatch – Maritime Security in the South China Sea. If you can’t see the SeaWatch 2-minute video click here.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea. Our goal is to open-source this class to other universities and create the 21 st Century version of Tech ROTC. Yet in the last decade the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community are now facing their own disruption from ISIS. North Korea.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

10 Beginner Tips from PHP Masters View More » Apple Apple Launches Online Store in China 5 Fun iPhone Accessories for Kids Apple Now Offers Free iPad Engraving Steve Jobs: iPad Mute Switch Wont Do. I think the point is that not everyone does, and it's better to have a crappy app these days than none at all. PM OK, agree.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. The mobile world brings enormous business opportunities and changes to business models that were unthinkable when VCs made investments ten years ago that produced the last decade of results.

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The Apple Watch – Tipping Point Time for Healthcare

Steve Blank

It’s how China approaches approvals and will allow U.S. companies to remain competitive in an area (medical devices) where China has declared the intent to dominate. The other interesting observation: Unlike other medical device companies, Apple’s current Watch business model is not dependent on getting insurers to pay for the watch.

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