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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

Embracing the principle of genchi gembutsu – translated in English as “go and see for yourself” – Ries regaled how Toyota’s manager for Sienna minivan Yuji Yokoya went on a 53,000 mile trip around North America to understand firsthand what consumers wanted in a minivan.

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Applying Lean Startup Beyond Silicon Valley

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Think, for example, about the way we talk about sales and customer development and the idea of ‘getting out of the building.’ Impatient investors and team members give little support to a founder trying to do Customer Development to verify or modify that idea. They often look on this as a waste of time.

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Making Friends With Millennials: Evolving The Customer Service Story

YoungUpstarts

The millennials, aged between 18-35 years old, now make up more than 25% of Singapore’s current resident population, according to Singapore’s Department of Statistics. According to the Connected Life report by global research consultancy TNS Singapore, Singapore’s millennials spend an average of one day a week, or 3.4

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Say What? Five Quick Scripts For Responding To Customer Complaints

YoungUpstarts

Your Service, a global service education and management consultancy firm with offices in the United States and Singapore. He is the founder of UP!

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