Steve Blank

AUGUST 14, 2009

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

These applied systems were prototypes of the jamming devices found on our bombers and receivers found in NSA ground stations and the fleet of ELINT aircraft flying around and in the Soviet Union and later on in the U-2, SR-71 and ELINT ferret subsatellites. Meanwhile the U.S. monopoly on atomic weaponry.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2009

There Ought to be a Law Nowadays there are laws that allow you to back out of a time-share condo contract, or used car purchase after seven days because even the government believes there are times when grown adults lose their minds and stand up and yell “Yes I believe, sign me up!” I love all these war stories.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

His wife, about my age, could have been a poster child for the stereotypical California hippie surfer, with politics that matched her style – antiwar, anti government, antiestablishment. But it was a bit incongruous to hear her get wound up and rail against our government and the very people we were all working for.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

5 Points: You are developing software for government or major corporate clients. Being able to point at a specific development firm as “taking the responsibility&# for the quality of the software is often reassuring to many government and corporate clients. Add all your points up.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. Don’t share the details of your manufacturing process with customers until you’ve locked up your intellectual property.” Yeah, I said.

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

When a consumer pays with a credit card they understand they’re using up a portion of that bucket of money, and the merchant knows they’ll get paid from that bucket assuming they hold up their end of the bargain (see note #2). Government fiat. Unless they radically change course as described in scenario #2 above.

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

  In the EU, for instance, it’s virtually impossible to dismiss anyone – for non-performance or anything short of outright theft – caught on video tape by a government certified camera operator. In Greece, 10% of the populace works for the government at higher than average wages. Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. government would invest three (up to $300,000.) And for the first time, private companies like Continental Capital, Pitch Johnson & Bill Draper and Sutter Hill were formed to take advantage of the government largesse from the SBA.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2009

Reply Anthony , on April 7, 2009 at 1:10 pm Said: “One candidate got a C in macroeconomics…That’s troubling to me.

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2009

government kept up the pace. ESL – National Technical Means of Verification The project I was working on at ESL fit this category. Reply Maurice Karnaugh , on July 23, 2009 at 2:25 pm Said: Robert Frost’s poem raises questions. From a standing start in 1942 the U.S. During the cold war, the U.S. If so, why?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

These technology startups had no risk capital – just customers/purchase orders from government/military/intelligence agencies. military and intelligence agencies and defense contractors. This post is about the rise of “risk capital” and how it came to be associated with what became Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Youll need bundles, promotions, category and segment managers, and algorithms for upsell, cross-sell, and conversion optimization. The government doesnt assign each clothing brand its own level of benefit. In other words, a marketing department. You can use these three questions to analyze existing businesses. Try About the author.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

One got added to the latter category Tuesday: design firm Cuban Council, which will be shipping off a portion of its team to help improve the look of Google+.). In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. World Videos Featured: Facebook. Trending Stories. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Most countries are signatories to various international treaties and agreements governing copyright protection, such as the Berne Convention. If the work doesn’t fit into one of the nine categories, or the parties don’t execute a written document specifying that the work is “work-for-hire”, it’s not work-for-hire.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Most countries are signatories to various international treaties and agreements governing copyright protection, such as the Berne Convention. If the work doesn’t fit into one of the nine categories, or the parties don’t execute a written document specifying that the work is “work-for-hire”, it’s not work-for-hire.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Most countries are signatories to various international treaties and agreements governing copyright protection, such as the Berne Convention. If the work doesn’t fit into one of the nine categories, or the parties don’t execute a written document specifying that the work is “work-for-hire”, it’s not work-for-hire.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2009

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”. As proof, checkout this gallery of images: [link] 2. with the auto bailout. with the auto bailout. with the auto bailout.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

September 11, 2009 2:28 PM Jeff said. September 11, 2009 2:46 PM Osprey said. It doesn't matter if they are the 2 percent who post out of the community; they are the antennae of the race. September 14, 2009 2:38 PM Ciaran Laval said. Thanks for sharing this lesson learned, Eric. It's a very articulate arguement.

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