Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea. Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. North Korea. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

It is generally accepted that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 , was first seen in Wuhan, China, during the last days of 2019. One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. Thus, you must manage your available finances wisely. This virus is a zoonotic virus.

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Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

My first two posts on this mammoth S-1 covered a high-level sizing of Alibaba and a deeper dive into some of Alibaba Group’s governance which in some ways mirrors the Politburo structure. Some Taobao sellers also pay a monthly subscription for software (Wangpu) which helps them create better looking and easier to manage storefronts.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 21, 2020

If we find ourselves on the verge of a conflict with China in 20 years, the idea that we might have a fully AI-enabled force by then will not by itself guarantee victory. If on the other hand, in that same 20-year period, China has a fully AI-enabled force and we do not, I believe we will incur an unacceptably high risk of defeat.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

They helped build the blue collar working class in China and India. And with campaign donations spread equally, both parties supported this exodus and no one in the government stood in their way – in fact, they encouraged it. In addition, skills training in resilience, agility, etc.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

First, I got to meet the faculty in both electrical/computer engineering and management and share what I’ve learned about Lean and the Lean LaunchPad class. And how the engineering process could be turned Agile. government forcing them to take responsibility in protecting your data/money. While the U.S.

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SVPG

DECEMBER 29, 2013

I started writing about this as far back as 2005 (see Startup Product Management ), and this concept is at the core of the Lean Startup movement. Lately there’s been much talk and ink about waste in government technology projects, with the very disappointing effort to create the national health care marketplace.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. That approach doesn’t work anymore.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

First, I got to meet the faculty in both electrical/computer engineering and management and share what I’ve learned about Lean and the Lean LaunchPad class. And how the engineering process could be turned Agile. government forcing them to take responsibility in protecting your data/money. While the U.S.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The class is joint listed in Stanford’s International Policy department as well as in the Engineering School, in the department of Management Science and Engineering. This was our first step in fostering a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21st century. — Why This Course?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

She’s currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors , and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan national security think tank. — On China. I think the name of the game is managing this competition, fostering cooperation where we can.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

To put it into management speak, our digital infrastructure is world-class. Look out China, we’ll advise you into submission! the manager of one semiconductor firm would not hesitate to call a competitor for assistance on technical matters. - Regional advantage: culture and competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. As if managing were a waste of time. Ralph Waldo Emerson. One out of ten of Americans are out of work. By doing the job.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

A huge cleantech boom occurred and battery companies like A123 went public along with biofuels companies like Amyris, Gevo, and others, though in retrospect this was more of a bubble driven by unsustainable government subsidies (A123 is bankrupt and the biofuels companies trade at a fraction of their IPO valuation). So at a fund level (e.g.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. Supply chain management. Automated Battle management – air and missile defense, army/navy tactical….

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Agile VC

MAY 7, 2014

But there’s a ton of interesting bits on everything from growth rates to corporate governance, so I will still do a deep analysis though will serialize this into a couple posts. I’ll first start with a brief background on the genesis of Alibaba and a top level sizing of the company and its underlying businesses. ==.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. the failure rate of new ventures (startups had no formal rules and were a hit or miss proposition), the slow adoption rate of new technologies by the government and large companies. Entrepreneurship as It’s Own Management Science.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. China has simply become the factory. Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity are encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S. We now have specific management tools to grow startups.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2009

The reality is that independent electric vehicle startups will win over time (closer to the customer, more agile, etc.) As part of this spin out I’d make sure the Government also supports the nascent U.S. As I said, I am far from an expert in the auto industry, government bailouts or other related big “businesses”.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2012

In the 1920’s individual states were beginning to censor movies and the federal government was threatening to do so as well. Ironically, it was Valenti’s skill in hobbling competitive innovation that negated any need for studios to develop agility, vision and technology leadership. Management of Innovation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

I spent 10 years creating and running an insurance pricing company, 10 years creating and running a popular email provider called Fastmail, and almost 10 years as a very boring corporate strategy management consultant at McKinsey. And so I started doing that with this management consulting guy. Jeremy Howard : Not much really.

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