Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy joining us, we also assigned her recent article in Foreign Affairs, “How to Prevent a War in Asia” and CNAS report “Sharpening the US Military’s Edge: Critical Steps for the Next Generation”. And in particular in the Asia Pacific. — On China. Lessons Learned.

Technology 335

Technology China United States Government 335

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. That something the Kik CEO found to be “personally devastating”.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Mobile 167

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. 87% of funded founders are white, which is not too far above the US population of 77% white. More founders generally means more money.

Venture Capital 238

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Massachusetts California 238

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. 87% of funded founders are white, which is not too far above the US population of 77% white. More founders generally means more money.

Silicon Valley 182

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Massachusetts California 182

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2012

“We aim to give space to heated discussions and unreasonable thoughts,” says Sandbox Network CEO, Nico Luchsinger. ” Amongst the participants were six young women who might not have made it to the Summit if not Bloomberg Businessweek and Sandbox Network , who provided them with fellowships to attend the event. .”

Global 168

Global North Carolina Portugal Phoenix 168

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

Organized by technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI Asia – the recent JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp saw some 11 local and regional technology startups undergo a tough 100-day program that saw them attempt to turn a prospective idea into a potentially sustainable digital business.

Singapore 145

Singapore Asia Startup B2C 145

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

“We take a very board view of what make a difference can mean, because we believe ‘doing good’ should go mainstream and sustainability should be an integral part of every business,” explains Rachel Chan, Convenor of the MaD Venture Fellows Programme and Founder and Chief Catalyst of InnoFoco. Building Silicon Valley in Asia.

Silicon Valley 157

Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence Asia Singapore 157

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Create a profile for me in the Journal Community. Journal Community. Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center. My Journal.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

Today we send out an inspiring notice about a young leader in the startup community who is truly making a difference with his high energy in bridging startups with investors and selfless pursuit of innovative solutions. Tianyi is also a co-founder of West Suburban Angels , a prominent angel investment group in the west suburbs of Chicago.

Illinois 80

Illinois Chicago Entrepreneur Cofounder 80

Austin Startup

MAY 9, 2018

Water conservation was an especially big deal at our house, perhaps due to my parents’ upbringing in an agrarian-based economy in Asia. Charity: water works with local NGO’s on the ground to deploy capital and resources to directly impact those in need in rural communities. Right: Umesh, Founder of NEWAH.

Nepal 48

Nepal Zambia Qatar Cambodia 48

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I recently went to a networking event for one of the seed funds that invested in PandoDaily, and I’ve never seen such worry on the faces of the entrepreneurs. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. And in fact, overall trends are a second-order effect for founders.” Sarah Lacy.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. So I cut the corporate cord and co-founded Finespun Clothing. I wondered what it would be like if the companies that purchased the coffee paid fair wages for the product and engaged in the developmental issues of importance in those communities.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Office of Assistance to Europe, Central Asia, & the Americas. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the State Department, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. The team’s challenge was to get helps embassies and diplomats get more information about informal leader networks.

Silicon Valley 212

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 212

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 29, 2020

Now more than ever, we have to step up as a community, as citizens, and as people to support each other. It was this email exchange between Sam and Dustin, and I remember- Eric Ries : You're talking about Dustin Moskovitz, the Asana co-founder, Facebook co-founder. This is Out of the Crisis. How did it happen?

Romania 60

Romania Silicon Valley Matching Cofounder 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months.

Later Stage 310

Later Stage South America Mobile Silicon Valley 310

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Social networking. Ning Communities. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. On-line Communities.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Office of Assistance to Europe, Central Asia, & the Americas. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the State Department, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. The team’s challenge was to get helps embassies and diplomats get more information about informal leader networks.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Lean San Diego Agile 120

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

I know that every day when I wake up for work, I am making a positive difference in the lives of my customers and community while answering to no one but myself and my customers. I can log in and get a couple of hours of work done in the middle of the night in Asia, or chat with the team on a road trip in Arizona.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur DC Community Employee 48

thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I remember writing a blog post in 2008, post-financial crash, on how the recession was going to re-vitalize the city’s tech startup community, which would eventually help diversify the NYC economy. More importantly, building global networks is key in order to optimize exit opportunities for portfolio companies.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Ghana Venture Capital India 69

thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Like a parent, Y Combinator protected and guided a group of eight applicants who were chosen to be part of the Y Combinator Summer Founders Program.

Cofounder 70

Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70