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.

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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.

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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. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 324

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. With the advent of the internet, every opportunity is global, since every customer can see you from anywhere in the world.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

leading a multi-billion dollar business with a broad range of products and services supporting defense, homeland security, aerospace, infrastructure protection, and customers around the world. Capturing market space versus Russia, for instance. Progress in Modernizing the Defense Acquisition System. And increasing industrial capacity.

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Acquisition Technical Review Technology Security 284

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Prove it that my customers use the web. " Let's look at the actual data by comparing USA and Russia. For example, if you are in Russia and an ecommerce business, it is even more important to have a well thought out mobile strategy. In Russia, that would mean figuring out how to be "communicators first."

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To shorten that time, we wanted to teach them the best practices of Hacking for Defense/Lean Startup/I-Corps (customer discovery, MVPs, pivots, business model canvas, etc.) Last fall, Russia conducted a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament. For example, today it takes 7 to 10 years for a company in Norway to sell into the U.S.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

This emerging opportunity reflects the urgency of keeping pace with rivals like China and Russia, who are furiously integrating commercial technologies like AI, quantum computing, and unmanned systems into their armed forces. Can I balance the needs of my defense and commercial customers?

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Artificial Inteligence Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 326

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Just getting through the day in these countries can try the patience of coddled westerners, accustomed as we are to a relatively high level of efficiency, customer orientation and reliable infrastructure. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Just like it did for me in Russia. Commonality builds trust. And commonality in arenas where we are uncomfortable or there is not much in common brings about the strongest of connections.

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Russia Customer Video Sales 149

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 26, 2012

As I approached the check-in desk, a very gruff Ukrainian customs official looked at my visa to Russia and said, “You cannot travel. Your visa to Russia has already been used. As far as Ukrainian customs was concerned I didn’t have a valid visa to enter Russia therefore I couldn’t get on my plane.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

As a result, businesses will require digital marketers to assist customers in understanding their new or modified offerings. 4- More complex consumer behavior and high customizations. A customer can purchase both a high-end and a low-end product together. Photo Credit: Mark Valderrama. Segmentation has become more challenging.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 106

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

Traction and evidence from customers were what investors were looking for – even in “slow” sectors like healthcare and energy. 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.

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Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? The most successful organizations will continue to invest in innovation in a broad sense and relentlessly collect business and customer insights. Ensuring that they have a great experience once is not enough anymore. .

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Magento e-commerce system is not very common in Russia where there are few serious implementations in domestic e-commerce, and there are almost no competent developers either. Customers can use multiple coupons at once for one order. But in the world of CMS, Magento development now occupies a leading position.

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Developer Technology Architecture Russia 133

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Instead, it is our eight years of indefatigable relationship and customer building with large segments of the world’s early stage finance industry.

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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."

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Babbling VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Our customers come from the eCommerce, online banking and online payment industries. Your customers will be large online retailers, payment service providers, banks and online financial services players, either as users or resellers. Sales is focussed on Europe, specifically the DACH region, UK, France, Sweden and Russia. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

Good post about why you should not force-sell customers when they first visit – [link]. Excellent @37signals post about why it’s important for everyone in a company to assist customers – [link]. Good post about why you should not force-sell customers when they first visit – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

But if you want to build a scalable startup you need to be asking how you can you get enough customers/users/payers to build a business that can grow revenues past several $100M/year. China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. Filed under: Business Model versus Business Plan , Customer Development.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries. We received better customer service from Taco Bell and the police department than from Stockmann, the top tier department store in Finland! It seems they are more comfortable with small talk with the customer.

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Transformify

AUGUST 20, 2018

All data privacy, time management, productivity and project management requirements of the clients are discussed, and custom solutions are provided on an individual basis. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution. The candidates are hired as self employed or independent contractors via Transformify Recruitment CRM.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks. I would frequently sign up and test out the new services as one of a startup’s first customers. Upwork had truly life-changing potential.

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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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Let customers smell more, and you’ll sell more - crowdspring.co/1bHjVfO. “Investing early & often in customer success is essential to keeping a fast-growing SaaS business’s momentum.” 110 People Own 35% of Russia’s Wealth - crowdspring.co/19D9pi8. ” – crowdspring.co/19fkE20. 19LsRt2.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

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.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 23, 2014

The Louisiana Caviar Company , founded by John Burke, sells its product to customers in an unlikely foreign market: Russia. The Russian market opened up due to efforts to ban caviar from the Caspian Sea in Russia. Louisiana Caviar Company exports 80 percent of its product, with half of its exports going to Russia. [i].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Starting in Russia, their forte is as brokers in the Russian market, but they are licensed to accommodate global traders with international trades. They offer terrific customer service, seamless and user friendly mobile accessibility, and easy to understand systems. and Smartex International, Ltd, who are both regulated by the FMRRC.

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Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

Unfortunately, there isn’t (and since Google hasn’t fixed Gmail yet, if you’re actually a paying customer for Google Apps, instead of a free customer, you have strictly limited Gmail mail storage, and are not allowed to purchase more, at any price!) But I digress [harumph].

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Angel Investor Belarus Portugal Accredited Investor 119

Transformify

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This payment method is available across the globe excluding the OFAC restricted countries , India and Russia. The Payoneer Local Bank Transfer is available across the globe, including India and Russia and excluding the OFAC restricted countries only. Payoneer Pre-paid Card. Normally, it takes 1-3 days.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2011

Entrepreneurs from Japan, France and now Russia believed they could help startups in their country if the Four Steps to the Epiphany was available in their native tongue. Filed under: Customer Development. All these translations have been crowd-sourced. They translated it at their own expense. Blame it On Eric. Good enough.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2012

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. You can find the full list of winners here.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 30, 2017

What sets Noysi apart from the rest of the pack is its open-source API , allowing any app to be integrated within the program, including Google Drive or Dropbox, as well as custom-designed apps. Noysi offers a free version of its software that includes 10,000 messages and 5 gb of storage. Hector Castillo, Founder and CEO at Noysi.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 7, 2011

It was important for us to find independent sales representatives (salespeople who would travel and call on customers), showrooms and international distributors. One of our top goals was always to have a New York showroom, especially one who had established relationships with the top accounts from Europe, the Middle East and Russia.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

My grandparents immigrated from Russia, Germany, and Austria – there were people in those countries trying really hard to kill them before they managed to immigrate to America. He had just heard from one of his employees who had been at a customer site for the past three days with another employee. I was furious at the customer.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 23, 2013

As the US slowly is decreasing its consumption (relative to other countries), Russia, Brazil, China, India and other are on an incline. You no longer compete for customers on your block, you compete for customers all over the globe. Consumers are spreading around the planet. Your consumers! What’s next?

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Jamaica Caching Russia Brazil 60

Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

Unfortunately, there isn’t (and since Google hasn’t fixed Gmail yet, if you’re actually a paying customer for Google Apps, instead of a free customer, you have strictly limited Gmail mail storage, and are not allowed to purchase more, at any price!) But I digress [harumph].

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