Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Google, at the time, was overhauling the back end of their search engine. They built their search engine 20 years ago. States can utilize subversive and disruptive messaging on social media and other platforms to sow discord and confusion within an adversary’s borders. When I sat down with Admiral Selby , we talked about Google.

Technical Review 322

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 322

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description. like WeChat.).

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Steve Blank

MAY 20, 2020

I receive emails and texts, as well as social media posts daily, and it is inspiring,” Jill says. The menu is posted on social media and on their website ; customers pay their invoice online; and the meal kits are available to be picked up at their commercial kitchen or delivered for a small fee. Rely on tried-and-true tools.

Small Business 434

Small Business Jordan Green Social Media 434

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Adapt, adopt and extend is probably a better description. like WeChat.).

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies. So how does a company act like a startup in search of new business models while still continuing to successfully execute? Act Like a Startup.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Disruptive innovations are coming from startups – Telsa for automobiles, Uber for taxis, Airbnb for hotel rentals, Netflix for video rentals and Facebook for media. And it also requires understanding the differences between executing the existing business model, extending the business model and searching for and disrupting the business model.

Architecture 227

Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

I’ve been blogging, commenting, emailing, and all over social media searching for folks to buy in to my pitch, smart personalized web software (to aid pasive search -Dave winer calls it two way, and relevant ads). On a more serious note, any tips on attracting founders?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley RSS Technical Review California 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

and searching for what you’re great at, and meant to encourage women to go right through those walls. So I started an exec search firm as a creative way to look for a new startup. They would jump to my defense – and they report that the people who said this had never met me –it was just the “word on the street.” Insidious, yes?

Venture Capital 333

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Chicago Cofounder 333

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

He also co-founded three companies: a broadcasting network, Air America Media, a solar energy company, Atenergy and a branding agency, Brand Maestro. Then we went to work on building a search website for the FEC, completely redoing their interface to the data (so people can actually search) from FEC.gov.

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2010

By getting out of the building on a team project, the class helped students viscerally understand that a startup is a search for a profitable business model. The Fundamentals of Technology Entrepreneurship course at Stanford taught undergraduates how to take a technical idea and turn it into a profitable and scalable company. Guest Speakers.

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley Business Model Customer Development Engineer 126

Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2011

They met with their mentors, and refined their messaging pitch by attending a media training workshop one of our mentors held. The feedback from the teaching team was a reminder that at times you may have a product in search of a solution. If you can’t see the slides above, click here. Veritas D.C.

Cloud 228

Cloud Intellectual Property Lean Customer Development 228

Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2016

Even though they are focused on learning about the next part of the canvas, every team continues to tenaciously search for that fit. (If This creates cognitive dissonance for the teams – on purpose. If we would insist they do it, it would feel like extra assigned work. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution.

Virginia 120

Virginia Lean Analytics Incubator 120

Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2016

Even though they are focused on learning about the next part of the canvas, every team continues to tenaciously search for that fit. (If This creates cognitive dissonance for the teams – on purpose. If we would insist they do it, it would feel like extra assigned work. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution.

Virginia 120

Virginia Lean Analytics Incubator 120

Steve Blank

JANUARY 10, 2023

Her inside sales team (Sales Development and Business Development reps) used email, phone, social media and Zoom for prospecting and generating leads. And in this phase, her focus as a CEO needed to change – from searching for product/market fit to driving exponential growth. There’s a Pattern Here.

New York 333

New York Miami Silicon Valley Sales 333

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2009

Years later, I searched Google for anything written on moth/bat radar and countermeasures , and while now there are quite a few papers, John had never published anything on the subject. Air travel, media that conducts waves, velocity, acceleration. If he did he would have been 20 years ahead of everyone else. .&#

Silicon Valley 247

Silicon Valley Thailand RSS Venture Capital 247

Steve Blank

JANUARY 8, 2019

For example, Uber took existing technology (smartphone app, drivers) but built a unique business model ( gig economy disrupting taxis) and the Russians used existing social media tools to wage political warfare. Innovate better than the disrupters.

China 295

China Government Russia Acquisition 295

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 14, 2015

… … You had to search for (a) job yourself. ” So it started with research to find out if somebody else was already working on it and I hadn’t searched hard enough. … (We used) social media (to create demand) … mostly Facebook. … He never told me, “I told you so” to his credit.

Rhode Island 120

Rhode Island Norway Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Andrew Breen has spent 20+ years developing products and services for mobile, enterprise, e-commerce, media and education companies. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs, lows and pivots that pushed them forward.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Cofounder San Francisco Business Model 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

Detroit is an automotive cluster, Hollywood an entertainment cluster, New York City for media and financial services, etc. It turns out my unconscious search for a stable, structured environment is a common theme among many military recruits.). Culture is the shared beliefs of others around you.

San Jose 173

San Jose Silicon Valley Michigan Miami 173

Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

Detroit is an automotive cluster, Hollywood an entertainment cluster, New York City for media and financial services, etc. It turns out my unconscious search for a stable, structured environment is a common theme among many military recruits.). Culture is the shared beliefs of others around you.

San Jose 120

San Jose Silicon Valley Michigan Miami 120

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Programs/applications can be games, social media, office applications, missile guidance systems, bitcoin mining, or even operating systems e.g. Linux, Windows, IOS. Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) – Good for algorithms; compression, video encoding, cryptocurrency, genomics, search. Autonomously collaborating assets (e.g.,

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 417