Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2022

Our current approaches – both in the past and current administration – to innovation across the government are piecemeal, incremental, increasingly less relevant and insufficient. Integrate and incent the Venture Capital/Private Equity ecosystem to invest at scale.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2019

The government decided that entrepreneurs need a little bit more assistance. The information is passed to three government-backed financial platforms that act as a clearinghouse for other lenders more willing to work with entrepreneurs. The three platforms then share that information with other lenders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

So I was delighted that he was recently in Los Angeles and I had a chance to have one of our typical private meetings but this time we did it with a camera on. You can watch the conversation on YouTube and as you’ll see – even though the camera is on we had no problem sparring on topics and coming to a common view (or not).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

"I really like that resilience word," Robert Rhinehart told me in our conversation about his new organization, The Corona Initiative. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. In addition, a complete transcript of our conversation follows the show resources below.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. What I am most proud of is what I hope will be a significant contribution to our collective conversation about entrepreneurship. But the book is much more than just stories.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 9, 2019

Dallas and Frisco We started the morning off at Old Parkland in Uptown Dallas, which is “the Capital Factory of private equity”?—?a A few highlights from our conversation on the future of Soldier training with @USArmy Soldiers from @FightingFirst and @aal_innovation held at the @CapitalFactory.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

John Warrillow: They sure are, and by the way, that’s a typical fishing letter used by either a private equity group or a business broker, as flattering as it can be, it probably doesn’t mean a whole lot. And they typically, in the United States at least, get an SBA Loan, Small Business Administration Loan.

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Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  In our conversation, he made a few observations in his usual soft-spoken but pointed way that I found particularly interesting: (1)      Small Ball.    In the private equity world, the industry leaders hang around forever well past their 50s and 60s. 

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2020

She is a business psychologist, advisor and consultant to public and private companies as well as government and nonprofit institutions. I’ve had a private practice for the last 30 years and I’ve had a corporate consulting practice for the last 28 years. This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Dr. Melanie Katzman.

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