Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2013

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. government’s role in setting investment policy, venture capital has set the direction for what new industries attract capital. This approach was successful when U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

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. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' All the usual caveats apply. It usually doesn’t end well.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

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. My post about Japan will follow. China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China?

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APRIL 14, 2013

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. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' All the usual caveats apply. It usually doesn’t end well.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

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. My post about Japan will follow. China has embraced state capitalism in a way Wall Street can only dream about. Startups, Venture Capital and the Communist Party: how did this happen in China?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

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 previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S.

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APRIL 13, 2013

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 previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. China Venture Capital. China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

Example of Early Warning Radar Coverage – Japan in WWII SAC needed intelligence to understand the components of the PVO Strany air defense system in order to shut them down and make them ineffective so our bombers with their nuclear payloads could reach their targets.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2009

My co-founder, head of business development and I were in Japan raising money. I used it in all presentations and gave it at industry conferences. Are those my initials on the slide? Fast forward nine months.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2009

When I ran Rocket Science our corporate partners were in Japan (Sega), Germany (Bertelsmann) and Italy (Mondadori) and some travel was unavoidable. As an executive it was easy to think I had to get on a plane for every deal. But after I had kids I definitely thought long and hard before I would jump on a plane. Document every step.

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