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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. To buy innovation companies can buy intellectual property, acquire great teams, buy-out another company’s product line or even buy entire companies.