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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup. There was a time when much of U.S.

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

Steve Blank

But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Unlike U.S.

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. government reengineered its approach to building weapons. In 1950, government support of basic science research in U.S. could design and produce. In World War II the U.S.

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

Steve Blank

But for the last decade “innovation” in Chinese software meant something different than it did in Silicon Valley. However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. Unlike U.S.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. The province has a robust start-up community.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Successful businesses that give back to the community, and it’s all on brand. March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM

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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

The country is home to leading research institutions and universities such as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich ETH), top-ranking research hospitals, acclaimed art and design schools, and of course, the world-famous watchmaking industry. We can’t talk about Switzerland without mentioning finance.