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

Steve Blank

In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. Also, one billion new customers can be added to this market by 2040.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 3

Steve Blank

Although our experience in Vietnam would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. Advancements in these technologies will be driven by consumer demand and the potential for profit- not government directives. The Vietnam War would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. Lessons Learned.

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NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

Yet everyone – investors, entrepreneurs, academics — expected new startups to follow the same practices that worked for large companies – write a business plan, forecast 5-year sales projections and build the product without ever talking to customers. When I was 18 I served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

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Remittance Cash Pickup Not Possible During Lockdown? There’s Another Way.

YoungUpstarts

To control the spread of the disease governments have imposed sweeping quarantines. Ria Money Transfer encourages all customers to send and receive remittances directly through bank accounts. We recognize that many of Ria’s customers reside in remote areas. For such customers Ria would continue to provide cash pickup services.

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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. government accelerator that takes no equity.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

Research universities also became an integral part of the military ecosystem as the federal government pumped billions into supporting science. Its Second Artillery Corps not only controls China’s ICBMs, but also its short range missiles pointed at Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, and U.S. bases in Guam and Okinawa. Lessons Learned.

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