Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Finland itself has significant engineering talent, and is also attracting entrepreneurs from Russia and the former USSR. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. The country needs to figure out a long term privatization strategy for Venture investing.

Finland 324

Finland Naming Russia Government 324

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development , Teaching , Technology , Venture Capital.

Finland 324

Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 324

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

It taught lean theory ( business model design , customer development and agile engineering) and practice. We use Customer Development and the Lean LaunchPad to train and accelerate teams U.C. Customer Development works outside Silicon Valley. Seeing Is Believing. Berkeley-wide. We’ve gone global as well.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Steve Blank is a retired serial entrepreneur, educator, thought leader and creator of the rigorous "Customer Development" methodology detailed in his book, "The Four Steps to the Epiphany."

Finland 158

Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 158

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development. Business Model versus Business Plan Customer Development' Outside the U.S. Obviously this depends on industry and application.)

Global 335

Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

In Russia, President Putin’s office just stopped using PC’s and switched to typewriters. Filed under: Customer Development , Secret History of Silicon Valley. Customer Development Secret History of Silicon Valley' In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley Russia Security Customer Development 335

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

Just as Germany’s domination of Western Europe in World War II was eventually undone by its decision to launch a second front by invading Russia, so too unlike a start up, corporate ventures cannot focus solely on winning in the external marketplace. Filed under: Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan , Customer Development.

Startup 327

Startup Business Model Lean Russia 327