Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The mantra of “ first mover advantage ,” the idea that winners are the ones who are the first entrants in their market, became the conventional wisdom of investors in Silicon Valley.“ And government agencies find themselves being disrupted by adversaries unencumbered by legacy systems, policies and history. The result?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Products requiring changes to government regulations. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. If you want U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. Saskatchewan is the silicon prairie. The tech industry has this growth because of lower housing costs, affordable living, and strong incentives. In 2016, 16.4%

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Products requiring changes to government regulations. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. If you want U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Entrepreneurs are driven to pursue their passions no matter the personal costs, societal pressure, family head-scratching or financial consequences. The beauty of Silicon Valley and the ethos it has driven in all of us is acceptance of failure and a profound respect for those who at least try. And that is what we’ll do.”

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MARCH 18, 2014

Raising the minimum wage in Silicon Valley (beyond San Jose which has already done so) is a very important and rational thing to do for the economic health of the valley, California, and the USA economy as a whole. The issue is continuing the incredible innovation that happens in Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. each while Sharpie markers run $0.375 apiece. Looking ahead.

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Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. each while Sharpie markers run $0.375 apiece. Looking ahead.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Washington United Kingdom Lean 120

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. Bring a bag for collecting swag!

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

However, what you don’t need is lawyers’ prohibitive fees, which can cost your startup hundreds of thousands of dollars — even millions — in just the first few years. Though most extant legal software solutions target law firms, there are some applications startups can use to reduce their legal costs. This might not always be the case.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Two years out of the Air Force, serendipity (which would be my lifelong form of career planning) found me in Silicon Valley working for my first company: ESL. But part of his life that that doesn’t even merit a Wikipedia entry is that Bill Perry used Silicon Valley to help end the cold war.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Products requiring changes to government regulations. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. If you want U.S.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2023

This stress accelerated on Friday when the FDIC shut down and took over Silicon Valley Bank. While this de-escalated on Sunday night after the US Government took decisive action, the level of stress and anxiety, especially for first-time founders, was extreme.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Environment: When you think of an optimized environment for a startup, Silicon Valley comes to mind. Among other things, Silicon Valley delivers a trifecta of governmental and regulatory support, a rich field of academia and an engaged private sector. It is recognized as the global heart of innovation.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

While we may think of a major hub like Silicon Valley as a prime example of an entrepreneurial city, the reality is that these epicenters of growth may not always offer the most supportive climate for new businesses. Government Requirements. So, where should you stick your flag in the ground? Salt Lake City Business Licensing.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, all that costs money, I would like to see a more cost-effective customer acquisition strategy. Should those entrepreneurs who have built their business elsewhere move to Silicon Valley to raise money?

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Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Why didn’t the government have the best and brightest on this for the 3 1/2 years they were building a website and supporting systems as a cost to taxpayers that dwarfs anything the biggest companies in the Valley have built? Silicon Valley doesn’t want your stinkin system.

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Silicon Valley Washington Government Engineer 54

The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

If you look at Silicon Valley, Hewlett Packard, among others, served that purpose in the early days, and more recently, a number of successful entrepreneurs have emerged from Google. I recommend that European government stimulus focuses on companies that could become titans, not on small companies that won’t move the needle.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

From [link] to the Silicon Taiga , these programs offer entrepreneurs funding, infrastructure and support in an effort to lure a critical mass of promising young companies and spawn the next Silicon Valley. The Dropboxes and Instagrams of the world still flock to the original Silicon Valley. None has succeeded.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. The end result is often that change can happen but it is going to come at the cost of disruption and difficulty.”.

Lean 182

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 182

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. The end result is often that change can happen but it is going to come at the cost of disruption and difficulty.”.

Lean 182

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition 182

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Technology to Weapons to Doctrine.

Technology 436

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Not just in the military, but also in Silicon Valley, where it dooms otherwise successful companies. Over this course you’ve heard from the leading voices across the military, government, and industry issue a call to action. Which of these actions would impose the greatest cost on China if implemented?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

No Knowledge of Computers Silicon Valley emerged from work in World War II led by Stanford professor Fred Terman developing microwave and electronics for Electronic Warfare systems. Silicon Valley wouldn’t have a computer company until 1966 when Hewlett Packard shipped the HP 2116 minicomputer. Costing $250,000 ($3.2

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. Given that it was a public tender the chairman of our board had encouraged us to think about launching a complaint with the UK government agency in charge of such reviews. We talked with lawyers.

China 333

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I came several times to NorCal (where I grew up, actually) and went and met several partners from each Silicon Valley firm. Given that it was a public tender the chairman of our board had encouraged us to think about launching a complaint with the UK government agency in charge of such reviews. We talked with lawyers.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

During this period, startups will need to sustain business development activities and may incur additional regulatory and compliance costs to ensure their product is usable by the military. ai, Joby Aviation, and other Silicon Valley standouts navigate funding gaps.

Artificial Inteligence 365

Artificial Inteligence Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 365

Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

As local governments work to transform their regulatory environments into ones that promote and nurture the establishment and growth of small businesses, it’s becoming easier to measure and rank their efforts. One of the best selling points of this city is its incredibly affordable cost of doing business. What cities made the cut?

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St. Louis Dallas Missouri New Hampshire 60

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Nic Brisbourne explains how the falling cost of doing business in tech is making space for thriving regional ecosystems, calling for better local funds in these new emerging hubs. At the same time we have seen the start-up ecosystems in New York, London and Berlin emerge as meaningful competitors to Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 97

Silicon Valley Cost Startup Boston 97

Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

On Friday Silicon Valley Bank released a survey of 375 executives at startup technology companies in the 4 core venture capital investment sectors – Software/Internet, Hardware, Life Science, and Cleantech. In fact, the main competitive advantage that these startup executives see for doing business overseas is cost. Are Bullish.

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Silicon Valley Ratchet Private Equity Startup 69

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

How spoiled we are, taking for granted a system of government with relatively stable, transparent laws and regulations, consistently applied (at least in theory), and subject to judicial oversight with appellate review. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway?

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Instead, it’s largely a product of the resources you are fortunate enough to have access to, and, as she expresses it, “a straightforward calculation of costs and benefits…. To sufficiently scale risk tolerance in an era of cataclysmic change and uncertainty, we need better government-level interventions and solutions.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review America Silicon Valley Government 28

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Technology to Weapons to Doctrine.

Technology 246

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 246

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

If you deliver exactly the same results at the same net cost to the customer via a SaaS product, you may get a tech multiple 10X higher. Price is no longer cost + markup = customer price. Now it’s cost + markup + 14 layers of intermediaries who all get a cut = price paid by insurance or the government.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S., percent, handily outpacing Silicon Valley’s 0.45

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