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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

Steve Blank

government has been running one of the most audacious experiments in entrepreneurship since World War II. They launched an incubator for the top scientists and engineers in the U.S. 19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology. The I-Corps Incubator Program. Your Country Needs You.

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

Steve Blank

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. – The Torch Program. The first Science and Technology Industrial Park was Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing. Innovation Clusters.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion. This insight has begun to change how we teach entrepreneurship, incubate startups and fund them. Changes in customer tastes, new technologies, legislation, new competitors, etc.

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

Steve Blank

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. – The Torch Program. The first Science and Technology Industrial Park was Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing. Innovation Clusters.

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8 Tactics To Make You A Fearless Business Innovator

Startup Professionals Musings

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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How can startups engage Amazon and AWS

VC Cafe

A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. Amazon startup outreach and engagement programs. Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn).

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How companies strangle innovation – and how you can get it right

Steve Blank

An existing company or government organization is primarily organized for day-to-day execution of its current business processes or mission. It didn’t help that “innovation” was the new hot-button buzzword from senior leadership, and incubators were sprouting in every division of their company, it just made their job more unmanageable.

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