Steve Blank

JUNE 28, 2013

Last night Alison and I along with others were honored for environmental leadership by the California League of Conservation Voters. —— Alison and I both grew up on the East Coast but we’ve been fortunate to live in California for 30 years. And 6 ½ years ago I was appointed to the California Coastal Commission.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

The following areas will give you some good places to start: Governance. Communication. Capacity Building Grants: California. Northern California Grantmakers. California Grant Watch (a listing of nonprofit grants in California). Oregon Community Foundation. The Chicago Community Trust.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

A huge example of this is playing out right now in California. the electric provider for the vast majority of Northern California, has not been responsible for proper maintenance on their power lines and facilities. Microgrids can provide energy for individual businesses or small communities. Microgrids. Self-Reliance.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2020

People love it, and most governments around the world are pushing bold plans to gain compliance. If redundancy becomes a problem, it’s unclear what companies and governments would need to do to rectify the situation. California, which has the nation’s strictest energy laws, may not meet targets for pollution reduction.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. By now, the new company they formed called The Curative has performed something like 20% of all COVID tests in the state of California. Celine Halioua : Yeah.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, it provided access to underserved communities and rural areas, and inner-city areas, all of which have long-standing issues with a lack of medical services contributing to health inequities. — Sajan Pillai is the CEO and Managing Partner of Season Two Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in Southern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. And that is what we’ll do.” Now they are partners.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Laws governing data privacy and collection and cyber security are getting passed throughout the country in a rush to address privacy concerns. Those of us that serve as the bridge ( i.e., translators) between the emerging technologies and government regulation recognize that the parties come from vastly different places and understanding.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Building off last spring’s pioneering Hacking for Defense class, which sought to connect Silicon Valley’s innovation culture and mindset to the Pentagon and the intelligence community, we’ve now expanded our horizons to the Department of State. The time difference between Washington and California often doesn’t help.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. It was a strange contrast for me having grown up in Northern California where failure seemed to be a badge of honor. Failure in startups seems to now be embedded in startup communities like NY and LA. I remember this lesson well.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society. Lenore Estrada : Thanks.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

Carbon Health is now running some of the largest vaccination sites in California, most famously at Dodger Stadium, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles. I think one of the things that we, who are, you have the privilege of being here, in America, in California, in Silicon Valley. ER : How would you contrast the difference?

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Board Effect

APRIL 12, 2023

The individuals who serve on this task force are considered ex officio board members until they leave their government positions. California is an example of a state that mandates voting rights for all board members, including ex officio board members (Corporations Code section 5220). Can ex officio members vote ?

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson discussed the role of government grants in helping launch tech companies. Fred is not a fan and argues that evaluating and aiding early-stage companies is not a core competency of government organizations. California. o Southern California Innovation Project. California.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52) 12:44) A look at the three waves of requests coming from government. (14:06)

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.” How do I sell my products to the federal government?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. 45% of all unemployed people have been looking for jobs 6 months or more – this is unprecedented.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

corbett3000 : Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs discusses engaging communities through innovation on @corbett3000. ibarguen : Follow along with Alberto Ibarguen, Knight Foundation CEO, as he discusses the promotion of informed and engaged communities. Foundations, Associations & Non-Profits. Business Advising & Resources.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

But the reality is that coronavirus cases are rising in states such as California and Texas, which has prompted some to worry about whether spa businesses should be shut down once again. As governments and businesses talk about what is essential, it is unfortunate that spas have often received the short end of the stick.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." For example, Santa Clara had a community-spread case early in March.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This organization includes most of the California venture capitalists based in Menlo Park, CA, which is the headquarters of an amazing percentage of the nation’s venture capital companies. Turn first to your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which is most likely associated with your local community college.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Building off last spring’s pioneering Hacking for Defense class, which sought to connect Silicon Valley’s innovation culture and mindset to the Pentagon and the intelligence community, we’ve now expanded our horizons to the Department of State. The time difference between Washington and California often doesn’t help.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" a communications tool for enterprises.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But Jen has been one of the leaders over this past decade of finding ways to marry technology and government. Donate , come work at Code for America , work in government , or join your local Code for America Brigade ! Back then, very few people in the consumer technology world thought about working for or in government.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 11, 2011

With 37 mllion people it’s remarkable that California has one of the most pristine and unspoiled coastline in the United States. ———– California Dreaming. California Highway 1, (the Pacific Coast Highway) is a two-lane road that hugs the coast from Mexico to the town of Leggett in Northern California.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? And so while she was at IBM, we were living in San Jose, California, where I grew up in the Bay Area. Can we build better ones?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Originally from California, she now lives in Paris, where her involvement in the vibrant startup scene keeps her from spending too much time in the bakeries. The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. The Funding.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

The Nissan Leaf battery pack alone costs about $18,000 (though government incentives bring down the overall vehicle cost to the customer). Nevada, Florida, and California have already legalized them, suggesting this may be less of an issue than anticipated. If costs come down, are there other barriers? Litigation.

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Artificial Inteligence Government Nevada Cost 183

Board Effect

JANUARY 17, 2024

Collaboration and partnerships: Events bring people from various sectors together and they may provide opportunities for board members to explore partnerships with other organizations, government agencies, or businesses that align with their mission and goals. Events are a good place to learn more about community engagement initiatives.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They were providing low-cost healthy meals for schools across the country and, before the crisis, were delivering two million federally reimbursable school and community meals per week nationwide. And we've layered that with another crises of the exposure of continued racial injustice throughout our communities.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Innovation in the country is supported by the government initiative “La French Tech” and seed funding through BPI. The digital age has led to an increasingly competitive environment for the start-up community, especially in technology. I also see great potential in my new home, Paris.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Statistics have been vital to the way our governments have provided their citizens with information on the pandemic. They make the rules that govern everything we do day to day. It may come as no surprise that the most common employer of statistics students is usually the government. California, San Francisco. New Jersey.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

Customer Development/Lean Startups In hindsight startups and the venture capital community left out the most important first step any startup ought to be doing – hypothesis testing in front of customers- from day one. Since I wasn’t an engineer, my contribution was around the team-building and fund raising. I was an idiot.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

"When youve bootstrapped a business where youre not drawing a salary and depleting whatever savings you have, thats one of the very difficult things to do," says Toby Stuart, a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Communications. California. California. Journal Community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. We are in Santa Clara, California, still holding up well. I am Eric Ries. Alpha Lee : Yeah, it's been good so far. Eric Ries : Amen to that. Alpha Lee : Yeah. Alpha Lee : Yeah.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Accomplishing those objectives is especially hard if also under the thumb of a Government agency.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

While this bill isn’t a cure all for the challenges of building a new digital business, many in the community believe it could help spur innovation and open the door to an estimated 75,000 new entrepreneurs. Weighing In. Startups are estimated to face more than a 90% failure rate. We are not getting enough from our own citizens.”

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