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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. The New Structure of the Venture Capital industry. Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity is encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

When the product and channel are bits, adoption by 10’s and 100’s of millions and even billions of users can happen in years versus decades. Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) The founders.

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