Steve Blank

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

Steve Blank

Without a clear explanation of why this had been done, startups, which were already being funded by ever-increasing pools of venture capital, abandoned cooperation with the Defense Department and focused on high returns on social media and commercial applications.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The Chinese Social Media Landscape diagram below from Resonance does a great job of illustrating the players in the Chinese market. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The Chinese Social Media Landscape diagram below from Resonance does a great job of illustrating the players in the Chinese market. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

States can utilize subversive and disruptive messaging on social media and other platforms to sow discord and confusion within an adversary’s borders. Over the last twenty years, however, China has developed the ability to precisely target fixed infrastructure in Japan, Guam and elsewhere with thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 18: Sarah Calhoun and Steve Sims

Steve Blank

I was … flying to Macau and flying up to Japan to … try and find the coolest places. Everyone was in the media going, “Oh, that’s so exclusive. ” “Do you know people in London?” ” . So before it actually became a concept as an industry, I was becoming this international concierge.