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

Steve Blank

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup.

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How R&D Investment Grows Your Business

ReadWriteStart

These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. For example, if the goal of R&D is to improve the existing product or develop a new one, it makes sense to gather and analyze a massive array of marketing data. Direct government funding and tax support for business R&D. Reasons for new product development.

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Q&A with Mangrove VC partner Michael Jackson: “You don’t build code at a party”

The Next Web

You’re going to probably spend a year or two trying to build something where every single hour can be quantified against product development or getting users or doing press interviews or whatever it is; things which hopefully produce concrete results for the product. It’s a Bohemian city. And they’re not here.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Prior to starting Ozmo both Ming and I worked in a design house creating new and better products. Throughout my five years of experience in product development, I realized that most of product launch failure could have been avoided by getting the product right earlier on, or understanding the limit of the maker.