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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

There are six distinct organizational paths for entrepreneurs: lifestyle business , small business, scalable startup, buyable startup, large company, and social entrepreneur. Small Business Startups: Work to Feed the Family. million small businesses in the U.S. Six Types of Startups – Pick One.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

Terman arranged for a research assistantship to bring his former student, David Packard, back from a job at General Electric in New York to collaborate with William Hewlett, another of Terman’s graduate students. to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. Terman was also on the board of HP.