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

Steve Blank

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Innovation Clusters.

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

Steve Blank

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Innovation Clusters.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks. Through rapid experimentation, short product development cycles, and rigorous measurements of the right metrics, they can ascertain what customers really want. As a startup owner, what can you do to improve your chances?

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Applying Lean Startup Beyond Silicon Valley

Startup Lessons Learned

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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