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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s China is using all elements of its national power, e.g. information/ intelligence, its military might and economic strength as well as exploiting Western finance and technology. China’s goal is to challenge and overturn the U.S.-led and China ” New York Times, Jan. interests in space?

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

Does the story of a superpower ignoring distant threats from seemingly weak competitors sound familiar from the class discussions on China? and China in the near, mid, and long-term time frames. Which of these actions would impose the greatest cost on China if implemented? Which could sway China’s decision calculus the most?

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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. We are sparring partners, not “deciders.” years and he has definitely earned the trust and respect of all of his peer group of Partners at Upfront Ventures.

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Lightspeed China raises $920M for new funds, adds five partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Doing Business in China: Lessons from an Expat Entrepreneur

Up and Running

Today, China is without a doubt one of the most exciting places in the world to do business. Despite the recent economic downturn, the market potential is enormous, the entrepreneurial spirit in China is high, and the country is inevitably going to increase its global influence thanks to its economic vitality. and the E.U.—and

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

The biggest rise, unsurprisingly, was China, which enjoyed a huge surge in venture capital dollars over the past decade and enjoyed its fair share of blockbuster exits. At a firm level, I think that getting multiple partners on the list is a great milestone as well. In 2009 Bessemer had the most Midas List partners with 6 investors.

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Lightspeed China Partners Raises $920 Million with Focus on Green Tech, Deep Tech and Enterprise Technologies

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The post Lightspeed China Partners Raises $920 Million with Focus on Green Tech, Deep Tech and Enterprise Technologies appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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