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

Steve Blank

By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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

Steve Blank

By 1991, 70% of the Torch funded startups were getting bank financing for expansion and later stages of the new ventures, with local governments acting as guarantors. Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. It went bankrupt in 1997.).

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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. Hillary : That’s exactly right.