Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. A 20 th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. 39 years ago I got on that plane and never went back. (And

Restful 222

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

The Rust Belt – (Skip this Section if I’m Boring You) Out of the Air Force, my first job out of school was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the mid-1970’s installing broadband process control systems in automotive and manufacturing plants throughout the Midwest. And that’s just to get started. Let me know what you think.

Founder 297

Founder Silicon Valley RSS China 297

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policymaking, corporate finance and planning. William Durant died managing a bowling alley in Flint Michigan in 1947. Each of these GM divisions each focused on its own day-to-day operations and with each division general manager responsible for the division’s profit and loss.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley United States RSS Customer Development 156