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

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, supply chain issues persist despite the fact that the pandemic is now in the rearview — and venture capital funding has looked to dry up almost overnight. Do Not Fear! This is an Opportunity!

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. The pundits say the American dream is dead and this next decade will see the further decline and fall of the West and in particular of the United States. It may be that all the doomsayers are right. But I don’t think so.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Team Army Venture Capital. needs to reevaluate and improve its public venture capital relationship with companies with dual-use technologies. Final problem statement : Chinese adversarial venture capital investments in U.S. Original problem statement : the U.S. Team Drone.

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Conversion, retention and churn benchmarks

VC Cafe

In a contracted venture capital environment, where external funding is more difficult to raise, founders know that they need to make due with less, and extend the runway further. The sources for the data include studies by HubSpot , Recurly , MarketingSherpa and more. I cross referenced some of the benchmarks with other known sources.

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Sebastian Soler recently launched Knowledge.vc , which uses software and machine learning to enhance deal sourcing and diligence for VC firms. But we’re doing it slowly.