Steve Blank
OCTOBER 7, 2011
I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship. a government that’s trying to help, but gets in the way. 9-to-5 Venture Capital.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2011
I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. Many founders mentioned this as a reason not to incorporate or grow their companies in Finland. Note to Finland – lighten up.
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ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 13, 2011
I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship. A government that's trying to help, but gets in the way. 9-to-5 Venture Capital. 9-to-5 Venture Capital.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
This is a philosophy that governs my daily life as well as my entrepreneurial activities. Paring down products, target customers, business models etc takes courage, but it must be done to have any chance of success. September 11, 2008 2:06 PM Editor said. Less is more. July 15, 2009 11:18 PM markmontgomery said.
Reid Hoffman
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
To achieve that vision, we need new technologies; new collaborative strategies between governments, NGOs, and the private sector; new methods of sharing and scaling what works. the business models to sustain and grow. Or these business models might just fund the global availability of products and services with minimal profits.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 21, 2010
It also causes them to miss the numerous other kinds of startups that appear in less-glamorous settings: inside enterprises, non-profits, and even governments. And because both small businesses and startups have a high mortality rate, sometimes these images lead us to believe that any small business is a startup. Wrong again.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 4, 2011
The government ; the Innovation Division of the Ministry of Economy , the Chilean Economic Development Agency , (CORFO) which sponsored Start-Up Chile and Do Future in Patagonia as well as Fundacion Chile , the main R&D agency and the National Innovation Council. There seemed to be few tools, techniques and strategies to do so.
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