Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Some of the best and brightest wanted to work for defense contractors or corporate research and development labs. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. Innovation activities in government agencies most often result in innovation theater.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering. You left your corporate job to get away from budgets.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 17, 2022

If a corporation is eligible, claiming research and development tax credits might result in considerable cost savings and these advantages include the following: An increase in the flow of cash. Innovation in financial technology. Innovative merchandise, procedures, or services. Innovative merchandise, procedures, or services.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Almost every large company understands it needs to build an organization that deals with the ever-increasing external forces of continuous disruption , the need for continuous innovation , globalization and regulation. But there is no standard strategy and structure for creating corporate innovation. Full disclosure.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

This open environment has led consumers, investors, and regulatory bodies to demand higher levels of accountability from corporations, especially concerning environmental and social impacts. Balancing Profit and Sustainability The narrative that profitability and sustainability are at odds is losing weight in contemporary corporate cultures.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Yet those very weaknesses give startups an overwhelming advantage in innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering. You left your corporate job to get away from budgets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The most valuable organizations are able to govern their work environment through innovation, to cope with the increasing pace of change in culture and the marketplace. This means adapting to social trends, new technologies, economic conditions, regulatory requirements, and worker demographics.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Innovation at GE was on a roll. Since then Flannery has replaced Immelt’s vice chairs responsible for innovation. Instead of lean innovation programs, there is a mandate to cut $2 billion in expenses by the end of next year, lift profits and raise the dividend. Filed under: Corporate Innovation. Then it wasn’t.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 27, 2015

I’m still surprised when I find unexpected connections with innovation in different industries. —– In a recent workshop with a large company focused on the Innovation@50x process, I mentioned that founders and intraprenuers operate more like artists than accountants – on day one they see something no one else does.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

The Innovation Portfolio. Companies manage these three types of innovation with an innovation portfolio – they build innovation internally, they buy it or they partner with resources outside their company. Five Types of Innovation to Buy. Silicon Valley – a Corporate Innovation Candy Store.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Innovative is a word often used to describe successful companies. One of the companies that's known for innovation is Apple. One of the companies that's known for innovation is Apple. Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the companies they admire for their innovation. #1- Photo Credit: Aiden Cole. 5- Shiseido.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and development firm, has opened an office in downtown Austin. The post Corporate Innovation Firm Rainmaking Expands to Austin appeared first on SiliconHills. The organization, founded in 2006 in Denmark, runs Startupbootcamp accelerator programs throughout Europe.

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2017

They make hardware with a large part of their innovation in embedded software and services. Yet technology cycles have become a treadmill, and to survive startups need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. Recognize that what drove an Innovation Culture when you were small may no longer apply when you’re large. The founders.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The guy who replaced him invented the idea of the modern corporation. Sloan and the Modern Corporation. Known as the “Inventor of the Modern Corporation,” Sloan was president of General Motors from 1923 to 1956 when the U.S. Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policymaking, corporate finance, and planning.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Angel investment, which was small to start with, disappeared, and most corporate VCs shut down. So we ( Blank , Reis , Osterwalder ) built the tools and created a new language for innovation and modern entrepreneurship. Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When entrepreneurs silently disengage from their ventures, it can result in missed opportunities for innovation, loss of valuable expertise, and a chilling effect on the entrepreneurial spirit within communities. We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners how quiet quitting affects entrepreneurship. Here are the responses. #1-

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When entrepreneurs silently disengage from their ventures, it can result in missed opportunities for innovation, loss of valuable expertise, and a chilling effect on the entrepreneurial spirit within communities. We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners how quiet quitting affects entrepreneurship. Here are the responses. #1-

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 7, 2016

One example of traditional structures breaking down is that large companies are increasingly unable to keep up via internal innovation. Corporate sponsored accelerator programmes are one of the most visible aspects of that partnership, but whilst they command a lot of column inches they are small beer in terms of dollars committed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare. In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. These questions and your answers lie at the heart of what I’d like to talk about with you today: the changing face of innovation and your role in it. Now look around.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Let’s take that innovative new business idea and walk through all the requirements you need to consider to successfully start a business that’s legally recognized. Corporation (S, C, B) – An S corporation is an entity that has chosen to pass its income, credits, losses, and deductions to the shareholders’ tax returns.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Corporate treasury cash management is all about understanding the inflow and outflow of cash. Dive into the innovations reshaping treasury management. Such expertise can pinpoint overlooked vulnerabilities or suggest innovative strategies, ensuring that the startup remains financially resilient.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

That is why corporations put so much effort and money into it — to avoid missing out on a trend and being left behind. Some people also attend various conferences and lectures about the trends, yet such events cover relatively outdated developments already implemented by large corporations.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2014

One of the things I see appear is a steady stream of crap aimed at innovators. I love the phrase “permissionless innovation” as well as the way Fred describes the issue: “But that period of “permissionless innovation” is likely to come to an end soon if we all let it.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2023

The pandemic-induced disruptions have spurred innovation and accelerated digital transformation, leading to the emergence of new business models and opportunities. 1- Corporate gifting Photo Credit: Shaunak Amin According to new data, the corporate gifting market continues to grow at an accelerated 8.1%

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We’re not only filling a void left by traditional banks, but as a sector, we’re actively shaping a more dynamic, inclusive financial ecosystem, driving growth and innovation across various industries. This could involve leasing out unused space, selling off non-core assets, or finding innovative ways to monetize intellectual property or data.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

One thing that’s different about starting a nonprofit rather than a for-profit corporation or company is the fact that the missions are different. After all, many charitable organizations are run with a smaller staff than they would if they were a corporate entity. Craft a mission statement.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

While the lessons have often been harsh, they have also introduced new opportunities for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to develop innovative systems, services, and products that will help both businesses and consumers in this new environment. How does the real estate process work when the traditional “open house” model is no longer suitable?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 17, 2022

The great resignation and the increase in those not returning to the old way of work has also seen an enormous number of talented innovators look to move away from formal employment and the small business or monetized hobby seems to be the next best alternative. Ongoing Innovation and Continuous Improvements.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is so much innovation potential being left on the table, right now, that our future could truly be that shining city on the hill. You won’t get any results if you don’t invest in innovation now. ” Accelerating Innovation Now Is An Imperative. .” ” Accelerating Innovation Now Is An Imperative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2023

Every organization I get asked to help these days seems to realize that innovation is required on their part to survive and thrive in this age of constant change. Their challenge to me is how to integrate innovation into the thinking and process of every team, and measure the “ risk versus reward ” of resources expended.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Happy motivated young and older generation multiracial business people joining fists, showing support and team spirit together, celebrating corporate achievement or success at meeting in office. Virtual corporate experiences are one of the platforms where you can get new ideas and experiences as a team. Room For Innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2020

But it’s not only major corporations that grab his attention. An accountant by background, he enjoys helping clients receive substantial tax refunds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Only a few have found the leadership to continually innovate in the face of change, and the rest are still looking for the recipe or secret. Continuous innovation is a mindset that you cannot outsource, or bring in through acquisition or consultants. Have each develop a personal transformation plan with your support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

No company can afford to lose the agility, flexibility, and innovation of a startup. Undefined opportunities which may be built from innovation are the stuff of dreams and passion, relegated only to entrepreneurial thinking. Efficiency focus strips away resources from innovation. Change is hard.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Try innovating inside a large company where 99% of the company is executing the current business model, while you’re trying to figure out and build what comes next. Charles O’Reilly and Michael Tushman coined the term an “Ambidextrous Organization” to describe how some companies get this simultaneous execution and innovation process right.

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