Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government.

Government 308

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 308

Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2016

How do you drop those on North Korea? . Blinken : We found that defectors getting out of North Korea have much greater access than we thought to technology, much of it coming in from China. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show. Steve : Facebook, Twitter messenger, Instagram, etc.,

North Korea 132

North Korea SEC Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 132

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

Should You Invest $1 Into Customer Service Or Marketing? Should You Invest $1 Into Customer Service Or Marketing? Rare recount of escaping North Korea – [link]. Innocent Drinks: Don’t be Afraid to Start Small | Startup War Story – [link]. – [link]. The #1 Mistake Entrepreneurs Make – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

North Korea. Student teams will take actual national security problems and learn how to apply Lean Startup principles to discover and validate customer needs and to continually build iterative prototypes to test whether they understood the problem and solution. Yet in the last decade the U.S. Sign up here.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean 120

The Startup Magazine

JULY 26, 2018

On the one hand, measures (not healthy) are being taken for deanonymization and customer knowledge policies. In North Korea, there are already signs that the bitcoin is being used, both in the capital, in Phenian, but also in cities along the border with China, such as Sakchu and Sinuiju, known for a large number of Chinese traffickers.

Government 61

Government North Korea China Technology 61

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

Many small businesses that regularly make overseas payments to customers, vendors, or clients are unaware that they too may fall victim to a lesser-known “no-fly” list. I have yet to see this happen, but I sympathize with the poor schlub whose name matches that of a known evil-doer.

Small Business 92

Small Business North Korea Iran United States 92

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Horizon 2 ideas extend a company’s existing mission model and core capabilities to new stakeholders, customers, or targets.

Community 212

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 212