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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.). A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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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.). A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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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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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? My daughter, now 14, has her own company, doing web design and PHP and CSS and who knows what else.