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. Both are “global commons” problems.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

China is the world’s largest country with more than 1.3 For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market?

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Part of why I’m on this trip with Wences Casares (founder and CEO of Xapo ) is to learn (and share) a broader view of entrepreneurship, where the strategies of Blitzscaling can be applied outside of Silicon Valley and China, and participate in Endeavor’s critical global mission for building the industries, companies, and jobs of the future.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Or something. ”Yes, but… ” Those who have spent much time in the developing world are likely accustomed to dealing with this sort of frustration on a daily basis. The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

At Suu Balm ™, it was crucial for us to first develop an innovative offering with a strong, local foothold before taking our brand and product beyond the shores of the little red dot. Look for quick wins to build confidence and develop learning. We knew that we would not be able to build a business in all the markets we approached.

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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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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. What We Discovered About Blockchain The Afro-Tech approached blockchain and distributed ledger as how it will affect African-Americans in everyday living.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2022

Growth-minded businesses are always thinking about global expansion. If you have a clear objective about expanding globally it becomes a lot easier to take your business overseas. The companies that are planning to expand globally need to take time to explore what benefits they are looking to achieve.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

A few notable quotes from the hearings: From CFTC Chairman Giancarlo: “‘ Do no harm’ was unquestionably the right approach to development of the Internet. Similarly, I believe that ‘do no harm’ is the right overarching approach for distributed ledger technology. I think this distributed ledger technology has enormous potential.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 19, 2018

THE IMPORTANCE OF GENDER PARTNERSHIP ‘The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.’ It combined the thrill of problem solving for some of top global companies with the even bigger thrill of always being part of a high performing team that tackled those problems shoulder to shoulder. WOMEN’S STORIES OF MALE ALLIES?—?THE

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments. And Apple used the capacitive touch screen to develop a new paradigm for computing. It’s a great business. Sidecar didn’t.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Target a global market rather than a local from day one.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Managing distributed workforce and remote teams was not something totally new for them. As the epidemic started in China, its economy suffered a lot and it’s still too early to predict the total losses. Most flights from and to China have been cancelled and it will definitely take time for the tourism industry to recover.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

So around 800 AD some clever folks in China developed the world’s first paper currency, which served as a kind of “promise” against a future payment of something else, such as precious metals. The Mobile Phone (1973). In 1973, Motorola launched the first handheld mobile phone. Photo: Wikipedia ). Social media (2002).

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Yet amid this grim news, we also can’t underestimate the triumph of modern biology over a novel disease variant — enabling companies such as Moderna to develop a vaccine formulation in two days without physical access to live cultures, faster than even the virus itself traveled around the world. From World War II until the early 1970s, U.S.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

A select cadre of under-the-radar water startups are developing game-changing technologies to develop, purify, store, convey, and conserve water. But fortunately, there are some cutting-edge entrepreneurs working wonders on solving the challenges of this one thing. What is it? In California. New Mexico. Georgia and Florida.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 18, 2019

Railroads and telegraphs enabled new networks of communication and distribution. Granted, there are a handful of nations, including China, France, Canada, and the U.S., which have undertaken government-funded initiatives to accelerate AI development. There was a massive shift from rural living to cities.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2019

People like Erick Barone who spent five years mastering all the skills of video game development to release a bestselling title or people like Nigel Richards who won the French world scrabble championship, even though he doesn’t speak French. I document some of them in my book. How do I get good at the skills involved in writing?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

As you start to collect data, you’ll be able to identify the core reasons for churn and develop an action plan for churn reduction across each of these buckets. One thing worth considering is that your gross margins will tell you whether certain distribution channels are viable?—?for This should also feed into your cohort tracker.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

The develop so much conviction that they can solve it that they do the most difficult thing one can do with one’s ego. It’s to find great entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving a problem. They become obsessed with why the problem exists and they start chipping away at ideas for solving the problem.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1817, David Ricardo published On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation where he expanded upon Smith’s work in developing the theory of Comparative Advantage. By aggressively launching a free to use service, Alibaba’s Taobao quickly became the leading person-to-person trading site in China.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

She was the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations; and led the development of the Department of Defense’s 2012 Strategic Guidance. — On China. Not interested in that.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

of imports and $900 million of exports) a paltry fraction of Israel’s $45 billion bi-lateral trade with the United States or $15 billion with China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, keen to reassert Japan as a leading global player, and fearful of an ascendant China, is encouraging stronger ties with Israel. Billion ($1.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective. Target a global market rather than a local from day one.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They use different technologies of course, and different distribution mechanisms. According to Pew, while cell phones are nearly ubiquitous around the world (95% China, 91% Chile, 82% Kenya), penetration of smartphones are still getting there (37% China, 39% Chile, 19% Kenya). You have to solve for all of them. Free or paid.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Obviously that barrier has been brought down with low-cost ability to capture, stream and distribute content over the Internet. But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. “Online education is truly going to kill us.”

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

After quitting my job and starting Sorced , I spent a few months validating my business concept by creating the product mockups and doing customer development. Consequently, I either needed a tech co-founder or to pay someone to develop the product. Prior to Sorced, Elizabeth worked in business development at SecondMarket.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

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. gave up 70% of the company to American Research & Development Corp. China Lifts Spending as Growth Ebbs. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 24, 2020

HelixNano was founded to develop cancer vaccines. Hannu and I talked about the process of vaccine development, how the virus works, and what it will take to launch a large-scale vaccine project. But in the face of this onslaught, he pivoted and is not developing a potentially promising MRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

China is looking beyond natural resources; in Israel, Chinese companies are finding the technological advantage and innovative spirit that can help them compete in their domestic market and ultimately become dominant global players. In fact, Israeli VCs are increasingly viewing China as their main source of capital.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

The patriarch of the family works his arse off developing expertise in making gloves for other people. It globalizes. I don’t know if he’d agree or disagree with the book, but he’s always encouraging us to think more broadly about the definition of “entrepreneur&# is a global sense). As was Shel Israel.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

We are seeing Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta rushing to integrate generative AI features into their products for consumers, enterprises and developers, and every week we learn of new mega rounds into AI research teams looking to bring generative AI technology to every field, from health to education, commerce, entertainment, etc.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

They helped to globalize their innovation cycle and tap foreign expertise and resources. They let companies develop products to launch in world markets simultaneously. This series of posts offers companies the tools to develop an Innovation Outpost strategy: Determining whether a Corporate Innovation Outpost is necessary.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

of the world’s population — has more companies listed on the NASDAQ than any country in the world save the United States and China. Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? That’s the good news.

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