The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market. In fact, in the mobile market, China is made up of two distinct markets. Seeing double. The right partners.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? China alone has 143 cities which meet this size. A “China + 1″ Strategy. The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Usually, people pay to relieve pain before buying luxury items. When the world gets smaller. The impact of global instability.

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 17, 2010

Last week I wrote a post that covered many of the observation I made on my recent trip to mainland China. Given my background in IT, a natural area of interest for me was the build out of IT in China businesses that are not directly aligned with U.S. based secondary markets rather than purchased new in China.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

It may be the hedge we need to deter China in the South China Sea. was fighting Al-Qaeda and ISIS, China built new weapons and developed new operational concepts to negate U.S. The sum of these Chinese offset strategies means that in the South China Sea the U.S. Time is not on our side in the South China Sea.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I realized that it is not enough to know one partner per firm and it is not enough for only the management team to like you. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I realized that it is not enough to know one partner per firm and it is not enough for only the management team to like you. I also spent two weeks in China and vowed to make it back frequently.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

China is the only nation that declined in national power and eventually recovered it – though it took half a millennium. The rise of the United States as a national power was incredibly steep, however its trend over the last two decades is not heading in the right direction and is about to intersect with the rise of China.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor. The teaching team delivers comments, pulling no punches. It’s tough. Looking ahead.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor. The teaching team delivers comments, pulling no punches. It’s tough. Looking ahead.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

China is the only nation that declined in national power and eventually recovered it – though it took half a millennium. The rise of the United States as a national power was incredibly steep, however its trend over the last two decades is not heading in the right direction and is about to intersect with the rise of China.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

The Capital Factory Center for Defense Innovation is an unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sector that brings together entrepreneurs and government innovators shoulder-to-shoulder in a coworking environment where they can learn from each other. Entrepreneurship in China: Will they Eat Your Lunch? NEXT STAGE?—?EXHIBIT

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

To prevent hackers from gaining access to your business's checking account, use low-cost software and dual controls to strengthen your payment processes. This is critical since the government is moving toward a speedier payment system, which will reduce the time it takes for victims to get compensation. 7- 6G will rule.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

We all have access to more tools to self-manage productivity than we used to. Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy – Fiscal Policy is manipulating the economy through government taxing and spending. But if you’re in an industry where government grants or support is critical, Fiscal Policy can mean more to you in the short run.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

First up today was Jacqueline Floro-Pierre with ShopTranslated from China. Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

5- More due to low costs. The cost of technology and the services needed to start and run a business has come down dramatically. Most entrepreneurs arise after they feel unappreciated at their jobs (their production does not match their compensation) or envision things differently than management. Photo Credit: Michael Zipurzky.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

” There is no law, other than the word of the manager on duty — who decrees that we could get in with the camera if we paid some ludicrous amount of money to procure a permit on the spot. On the other hand, I was exhausted, patience worn thin after a half-dozen similar encounters over the course of a four-day trip.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

They hope to “solve tangled and wicked problems inherited in the rapid urbanization,” according to research from the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany. Buildings can reduce their costs by reporting energy use actively. Smart cities are a new approach to urban development.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2013

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore facing critical challenges in doing business in-country – with its manpower crunch, high rental costs and small domestic market – may want to consider exploring participating in the global e-commerce market, says PayPal. What have we been selling?

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Start Up Blog

MAY 5, 2020

However, we can expect to see government interventions to secure supply chains and manufacturing returning to high-cost labour markets, facilitated by automation and increasingly protectionist policies. In recent decades, relative advantage has been usurped by a singular relative advantage – cost of production.

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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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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

They also believe that today’s technologies, most notably the smartphone, should allow for remarkably simpler one-click paperless transactions that have transaction costs that are a fraction of the status quo. Interbank transfers all over China are also same day. Wealthfront is at the cutting edge of wealth management.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

They believed the posters that said, “Our employees are our greatest asset” and assumed it meant forever – instead of reading the fine print which said, “Until we can reduce our labor costs by moving your jobs overseas.” They helped build the blue collar working class in China and India. Far from it.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 18, 2019

The purpose of Stanford HAI is to convene researchers, builders, leaders, and users from across a broad range of disciplines — including philosophy, neuroscience, government, computer science, robotics, and many others — to promote and develop human-centered AI technologies and applications that enhance human productivity and quality of life.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

government bureaucrats. That’s why, just halfway through the class, they’ve already talked to 550 beneficiaries (users, program managers, stakeholders, etc.). In Weeks 5 and 6, we’ve encouraged students to make leaps and put forth concrete MVPs and get reactions – a scary process. As educators, it’s a sensitive inflection point.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

government bureaucrats. That’s why, just halfway through the class, they’ve already talked to 550 beneficiaries (users, program managers, stakeholders, etc.). In Weeks 5 and 6, we’ve encouraged students to make leaps and put forth concrete MVPs and get reactions – a scary process. As educators, it’s a sensitive inflection point.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2023

So you can spend less time managing software and more time on what matters your customers. And I think most interesting, a very interesting parallel to the cigarette companies, we're now seeing school systems suing social networks for addicting kids because they have to pay for the cost of the kids mental health.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

China: $104.4 The government set a goal to increase the percentage of people employed in tech t0 15% but it cannot be achieved overnight. In management positions, women representation is 23.3%. This excludes real estate prices and relates mainly to cost of living (prices of goods). US: $330 billion ??China: Israel: $25.4

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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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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

And he points out the vastly under reported costs of "sexy fuel" alternatives - solar, wind, bio-fuels, et al. Each year, Growthink reviews hundreds of startup and emerging company opportunities and selects those with the best management teams, market opportunities, and financial prospects. The Climate Change Mafia. read more.

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www.businessweek.com

JUNE 18, 2012

Bloomberg Government. If your app was too popular, the costs would explode,” says entrepreneur Alexander Marktl, whose startup, Sonico Mobile, makes a foreign-language translation app. “As Jack Ma Is the Loneliest Billionaire in China. For Greek Politicians, Election Doesn’t Make Governing Any Easier. Manage Subscription.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 10, 2020

Sal Khan : If you go back to mid-February, it sounds like the world was very different then, but it was in mid-February that we started seeing traffic pickup in China and South Korea. Our server costs, we're on track to be 200%, 300%. Sal Khan : how do we keep up with the costs of things? Eric Ries : Isn't it? I don't know.

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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. D&O insurance is a “cost of respect” for board members. Ralph Waldo Emerson. But I don’t think so. By doing the job.

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