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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

This was followed by an 8-minute slide presentation describing their customer discovery journey over the 10-weeks. All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique.

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