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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. It went bankrupt in 1997.). Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' Like the U.S.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. It went bankrupt in 1997.). Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' Like the U.S.

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Revenue Development

K9 Ventures

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). Patrick is completely correct here.

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Hubris Versus Humility: The $15 billion Difference

Steve Blank

These new cellular phone networks were built around two-way circuit switched technology designed to move voice calls without interruption. In 1997, RIM introduced the first packet-switched messaging device. In today’s language of Customer Development , a TiVo positioned as a segment of an existing market (VCR’s) was a no brainer.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

She came to the GSA as a Presidential Innovation Fellow in 2013, where she worked on the development of MyUSA.gov. Hillary has been working to make government more accessible and available online for nearly two decades, starting as a web designer for Arkansas.gov in 1997. To get pencils out and sketch along with us.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? The other thing it helps clarify is that even at work, it’s the relationships that matter most (collegues, customers, partners, etc). The Adventure of a Lifetime.