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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

More than 1,600 VC investments in TMT have been made since 2007, with a record high of 436 in 2011. It’s much easier to just steal their ideas and hire their employees. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. That institution will touch many people in its life: customers, investors, employees, and everyone they touch as well.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

More than 1,600 VC investments in TMT have been made since 2007, with a record high of 436 in 2011. It’s much easier to just steal their ideas and hire their employees. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Elephants Can Dance – Reinventing HP « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Things Change In 1956 Hewlett Packard (HP) was a 17-year old company with $20 million in test equipment sales with 900 employees. After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. But first some background.)

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees. They provide consulting, promotion, product testing, hiring, training and incubation services to startups. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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32 Business and Life Lessons: What I Learned Running Companies on 4 Different Continents

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How can you ever get rich by being an employee (unless you’re a CEO on the Wall Street)? This was in 2007. The board didn’t allow employees to tell anyone they haven’t got any money anymore. I am really bad at deadling with difficult, non-savvy customers who demand a lot of attention and understand very little.

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