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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. New Rules for China. All the usual caveats apply. business models.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. New Rules for China. All the usual caveats apply. business models.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. China’s growth over the past few decades has been remarkable. The shift in consumer behavior and the intensity of the Scooter demand was undeniable.

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A framework to think about pricing seed, angel, and venture capital rounds

This is going to be BIG.

2) Supply and demand of capital willing to invest in your company. For web development, usually it's pretty much the same across the board, but if you're making jewelry in China, it's going to be hard to get much done with a 500k seed round. It seems to come down to two things: 1) How much do you want to raise?

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

The pandemic has significantly increased the demand for access to digital services. Now the pandemic has settled, startups in the region should meet the demands of millions of new customers. We’re going to have more than a billion new consumers added to the population, which obviously drives demand. billion in 2018.

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18 Entrepreneurs Discuss Whether or Not There Will Be More Entrepreneurs in the Future

Hearpreneur

While America may be taking a step back in terms of entrepreneurship, countries such as India and China which have greatly improved the education and resources available to their citizens will benefit from an increase in ingenuity in the future. Thanks to Mark Woodbury, Minerva Equity ! #12- 17- More due to new demands.

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Why Companies are Not Startups

Steve Blank

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., It describes the product/service, who is it for, what channel sells/deliver it, how demand is created, how does the company make money, etc. existing enterprises are establishing corporate innovation groups.

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