Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 1949, with the detection of the first Soviet nuclear weapons test, the Iron Curtain falling across Europe and the fall of China to the Communists, Cold War paranoia drove the U.S. They’ll make much more sense if you read some of the earlier ones for context. The labs basic research was done by graduate students or Ph.Ds

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 29, 2017

As the general manager of Europe for a global marketplace serving startups, entrepreneurs and freelance designers from around the world, I often find myself in debate over which city will be seen as the new business hub of the EU. In its place, it seems that Berlin’s “Silicon Allee” will emerge as the EU’s future tech center.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. But to fight a conventional war in Europe, Soviet forces had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers. In peacetime the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

Silicon Valley itself was built on the sciences with a foundation of trial-and-error and then improving the model and trying again. I believe this scientific method and trial-and-error approach is one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable strengths. Could big business accept its own creative destruction?

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The Next Web

MARCH 29, 2014

Why would I ever fundraise anywhere outside of Silicon Valley?” I was not surprised to see quite a few such reactions to my recent blog post analyzing investment sizes and valuations in Europe. Looking at the numbers, the decision to fundraise in Silicon Valley for European startups seems pretty logical… at first glance.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

However, despite the hype surrounding the concept, Europe still faces significant challenges if it wants to establish a strong presence in the Metaverse. This article will explore the current state of the Metaverse in Europe and examine the obstacles it needs to overcome to achieve its potential.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs beyond Silicon Valley, including those working abroad, often have to retool Lean Startup methods to apply them in places with very different business cultures. Those conversations can often circle around the difficulties of entrepreneurship outside Silicon Valley. On September 24 in the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2013

NYC may not have the notoriety of Silicon Valley but since it’s such a massive hub for business on the East Coast, they make their mark. London is taking top position as the best place for startups in Europe. The following are five different locations that are ideal for young startups: 1. New York City.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Right now, Silicon Valley has a highly creative pool of talent, but there is a blaringly obvious missing link between creativity and business. Silicon Valley is a breeding ground for ideas. The Startup Lab usually takes equity in return for talent that is dedicated to the company. Who does it help?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He created Fox Kids Europe and took it from scratch to worth North of 1 billion Euros in value and was ultimately sold as part of a $5.3 Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. Ynon Kreiz is a force of nature in the media and tech sectors. billion deal to Disney. The Future of the Digital Living Room.

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The Next Web

JULY 3, 2017

London has always been the undisputed technology center of Europe — until now. My view is that Berlin will rapidly begin to take over, and in 10-15 years we will see the Berlin cluster as Europe’s technology hot-bed. Already the stage is set.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2017

The country is the 4th destination for international tech talent and Barcelona, the second largest city after Madrid, is ranked at number 5 of 60 European startup hubs in Europe by the Mobile World Congress (MWC). In post-crisis Spain things are beginning to pick up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally), and I have a connection there if you need a start. The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 80 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 120,000 members worldwide.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

In the US, San Francisco is synonymous with startups, and the attitudes and opinions that permeate the tech space, from New York to Austin to Silicon Valley, is largely derived from what’s considered the norm in the 415 area code. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' The startup attitude. With just 1.34

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Because starting a company and growing it is hard no matter where you are, but the difficulty is magnified in Europe, where people are divided by geography, regulation, language and cultural prejudice. So, what can Europe do about it? Access to capital continues to be a challenge in Europe. Here are my three recommendations.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

We receive about one business plan a day, and the Silicon Valley VCs at least 10 times more, so I am pretty sure we face a similar issue: too many business plans, too little time to respond. More on getting inspired by global leaders from Central Europe in my next post…. Venture capitalists and their feedback.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

This (somewhat liberally translated) Chinese proverb is something you hear often in Silicon Valley these days. He has previously started a number of technology companies and used to work as Head of eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe and created Mozilla’s accelerator program WebFWD. Some say it is a curse.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re a Europe-based startup, you may want to check this out. Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart has announced a new program that aims to support ten teams of founders with 99 mentors for 100 days, followed by an additional three-month summer program and ending with a 25-day road trip to Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For example, it’s not unusual for tech talent in Silicon Valley to move from job to job fairly quickly, so don’t automatically hold job-hopping against those candidates. She spent the majority of her career recruiting in Silicon Valley for agencies, startups and large companies like Google and Facebook.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2012

Indeed, Eric Ries’s book has become so popular that ‘ The Lean Startup Methodology ’ has become somewhat of a doctrine in Silicon Valley circles, so much so that certain terms in the book such as ‘pivot’ and ‘minimum variable product’ have become part of startup lexicon. You can drop him a line at shenhanlee [ a ] yahoo.com.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

If you read only one previous post, read this one (or this one.) ————- The Birth of Entrepreneurship in The Hot Cold War Silicon Valley entrepreneurship was born in the middle of a secret war with the Soviet Union. military, the CIA and the National Security Agency. Meanwhile the U.S.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The culture and work ethic of Convergent had earned it the title “the Marine Corps of Silicon Valley”. On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe. We told Andy we’d talk further when he got back from Europe. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Two years out of the Air Force, serendipity (which would be my lifelong form of career planning) found me in Silicon Valley working for my first company: ESL. But part of his life that that doesn’t even merit a Wikipedia entry is that Bill Perry used Silicon Valley to help end the cold war. Yet while the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. It is a central point between Europe and the Americas. Job sites such as BCjobs.ca or Indeed are used by HR professionals searching to hire within the British Columbia tech industry. Global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58%.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Europe is roughly the same as the US. And production is where Hollywood beats Silicon Valley. His last company was built in Europe and sold for several billion dollars. As humans we are storytellers and our preferred form of story is visual. We like sight, sound & motion. Set design. Post-Production.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The undeniable centre of this particular scene is Zug, located about 20 miles away from Zurich, which has been fondly named “Crypto Valley” in direct comparison to the Californian Silicon Valley. The post Is Switzerland the next big tech hub? appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 14, 2020

I had the chance to share Accel's vision and talk about the evolution of the Tech ecosystem in Europe in the past 10 years. Fun discussion with Florence Klein of Start-up Vision TV.

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SiliconHills

MAY 21, 2021

But he’s also spent time in Europe, Asia, and Silicon Valley. Dean Kakridas remembers the old Austin tech scene. And by old, he is talking about 2003 when he landed here. For the past 18 years, he’s worked in a variety of roles and has seen Austin’s technology scene mature and expand. During that time, […].

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Today, these alliances are being reshaped to respond to Russian threats to the Baltics and Eastern Europe and to China’s economic, military, and technological influence worldwide. During the Cold War U.S. diplomatic and military alliances existed to defend freedom around the world. Hacking for Allies. defense ecosystem. defense market.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. In addition, the Founder Institute is also testing new programs in Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Zurich, and Warsaw, and will be hosting several free events across Europe this autumn.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

It is no longer Silicon Valley's exclusive domain. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. So, there is no real reason why places like Dublin or Kolkata cannot create significant entrepreneurial energy locally.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

As you can see from the table above Silicon Valley comes out top and Tel Aviv is the only city outside the US that comes ahead of London. If you take out the smaller startup ecosystems then London would rank third behind Silicon Valley and New York, but my main interest is in what we need to do to improve.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

. “I’m called the king of Silicon Valley. You are now the bumbling dunce of Silicon Valley. If Marc Andreessen barely knows Tom Perkins you can be assured Mr. Perkins is not the king of anything in Silicon Valley. Is Silicon Valley to blame. I’m sorry, Mr. Perkins.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Today, we’re introducing a new initiative called Startup Awards , in an effort to celebrate entrepreneurship anywhere – though we’re starting in Europe. Says Patrick de Laive, co-founder of The Next Web: “Europe needs real entrepreneurs to put itself back on the map again.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In recent years we’ve been continually impressed with the small Baltic country of Estonia, which has been a frontrunner in many areas within digital solutions and tech innovation, such as e-residency, digital policies, and national cryptocurrencies.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

They later started a company based in Silicon Valley that became one of the fastest growing companies ever, with almost all of its growth coming from outside the US. There’s another post on immigration reform in the US here but I won’t digress.

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