Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was Nazi Germany with the V1 and the V2 missiles, and the Messerschmitt 262, the first jet aircraft. But it wasn’t the tank as a technology, by itself, that allowed Nazi Germany to take over Western Europe in a matter of weeks. Required partnerships with the private sector or between the DoD and other government agencies.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. And that is what we’ll do.” Now they are partners.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

It was superb and the double entendre of the title played out for a full two hours as the movie made us think hard about race in America in the 1930s and what was happening in Nazi Germany at the same time. Apple Says the Government Bungled Its Chance to Get That iPhone’s Data (Wired). Secret Memo Details U.S.’s

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

Japan, and Germany. The level of education, as well as online services that are offered by the French government, are also highly ranked. However, many prefer to utilise professional French translation services to help ensure effective localisation. France Has Low Set-Up Expenses. France Is An e-Administration Leader.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Regulators from France and Germany have vowed to block Libra’s use in Europe due to concerns relating to financial stability, money laundering and consumer risk. Both governments asserted that no private entity should claim monetary power.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2020

Germany and France lead. Same as Germany, there is a relatively large disparity between rural areas and major cities like Paris or Lyon, where real estate trends show double-digit price increases in 2019. Image by Mabel Amber, still incognito… from Pixabay. in 2020, up from 3.2% Greece – a positive surprise. Environmental issues.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 18, 2015

The UK government has done a great job of supporting the UK startup ecosystem over the last few years, most notably through tax incentives for investors. I’m sure there are lots of reasons for this, but an important one is political support. Startup general interest'

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 23, 2011

Many people do not understand the law governing the use of typefaces and fonts. In contrast, Germany recognized in 1981 that typeface designs can be protected by copyright as original works. Typically, your right to sub-license a font is governed by the EULA. For example, the U.S. Doesn’t the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

We know that big businesses rule the world – and so much more than even governments – but which corporations are those that are so large and control so much market share they pretty much dominate their space? government for over 7 years! Let’s just take banking, for example. UK’s HSBC Holdings has some $2.68

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. In Singapore, the government has been extremely supportive, and there is entrepreneurial activity, although we have not yet seen very significant companies emerge. Chicago has even produced one of the most talked about companies in recent times: Groupon.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 22, 2017

These fears were compounded by programmes from France, Germany and other governments to get UK companies to relocate. One fear I heard expressed a lot post Brexit is that the London will lose it’s place as the dominant startup centre in Europe. It appears these campaigns have had little impact.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

We have also been selected to be part of the official Hamburg Startups Delegation to SXSW (though our headquarters are in London, one of our investors is from Germany). We also won second place at the Startups@Reeperbahn Festival 2017 in Hamburg, Germany, which we are really proud of. Tell us about your previous pitch experiences.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2020

In fact, many governments offer great incentives for those with a great idea, and you could be given a significant boost right from the start. For example, if you go to a shoe store in Germany, you might stick with buying Nike’s because you have seen them in the US. You might receive great incentives. Tax cuts and grants?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Branches of the industry, such as video gaming, are overtly misogynist in governance, in culture, and in product content. Governments, stock exchanges, and industry groups in Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, for example, are very active on gender diversity issues. A mere 5 percent of Tech’s senior executives are women.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

This chart is from the UK government’s recently published Patient Capital Review. As you can see from the graph on the far right it turns out that fear of failure is roughly the same in the UK, the US, France and Germany. It’s so good to finally have data on this topic!

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2017

given nearly 85% of Americans receive medical insurance through their employer or the government (Medicare, Medicaid, VA). Under Chancellor Bismarck, Germany created the world’s first retirement pension system at the end of the 19th century. Health insurance is a somewhat distinct opportunity in the U.S.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

now fighting Germany, and the Soviet Union looming as a potential adversary U.S. code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. They wanted ERA to get its government customers.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Based out of San Francisco with offices in Santiago (Chile) and Munich (Germany), YouNoodle showcases startup competitions and programs from around the world since 2010. The website is great for matching startups with the right competitions, accelerators or startup programs via its simple filtering feature.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 22, 2013

We spend more online than other nations too - projected to be 25% of retail sales by 2016, 2x the level of Germany, our nearest competitor. There is strong government support for startups in the UK - ranging from world leading tax schemes like EIS to the entrepreneur's via to strong support for the east London tech cluster.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2023

During World War II, the combatants (Germany, Britain, U.S. physicists who feared that the Nazis would have an atomic bomb led to passionate advocacy before the government became involved. and British emigre physicists – many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Germany and occupied Europe. Here’s the story. 1 national priority.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 30, 2012

Failure is a multi-headed beast, and bankruptcy is one of many things that would-be entrepreneurs have to worry about, but it sets the tone for how a nation thinks about business failure is easy for governments to change. What leaps out from this chart is the difference between France and Germany on the one hand and the UK on the other.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

To appreciate why economic and government leaders place such a high priority on 5G technology, here’s a look back at how 5G emerged from its 3G and 4G predecessors and the economic impact that each generation of wireless advances have had, along with a look forward at the impact 5G will have in the future. 3G: Opening Up the App Market.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

Written language enabled the creation of large societies and with them, governments. The first weekly newspapers appeared in Italy and Germany, and quickly spread through Europe. And some governments learned how to turn radio into a weapon of mass deception. — The next wave was Radio. The same is true for the Internet.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Government restrictions and fears of infection pushed companies that had previously held out to accept remote working, and many discovered that it’s more manageable than they had expected. For example, the best R&D teams for your needs might be based in the Ukraine, whereas the best designers may be in Germany.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. It’s estimated that 20 to 25 percent of funds are lost to corruption globally at the government level, so this is a really important issue. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 25, 2012

Since the interpretation a bit unique across EU members, a site located in the UK might ask for a different permission, using a different method, and permit tracking of different things than a site in Germany or Holland or Spain. Please assign someone in the company to stay in very close touch with government regulations and recommendations.

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Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2012

At the same time, I really don't have much to fear in Germany. Sure, many are left by the wayside on this journey but without such an ecosystem in place, Germany and Europe will forever trail the US. . Specifically in Germany you have the problem that very few funds have grown to scale. Technically I shouldn't be writing this.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 13, 2015

It’s easier for smaller countries to substantially re-orient themselves, as Singapore in particular has done, so the real point of comparison here are the other large developed countries: the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. Together these are the necessary pre-conditions for a fertile startup community.

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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. The customer site is a government owned military installation. Especially at a government facility. In the United States. In the tech business.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

In China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan, exporting SMEs are roughly twice as likely to report such rapid growth compared to their non-exporting counterparts, while exporting SMEs in Brazil, Colombia and India are between 1.1-1.3 There’s also a clear correlation between exporting and achieving rapid growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

Thus, when the government creates restrictions, think out of the box. I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. Managing foreign exchange reserves is every bit as challenging as managing a family budget. HR rules are local.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Did you know that the employers in Germany spend around €500 million a year on fines for non-compliance with the disability quota – a stark figure which highlights the extent of the waste of both human potential and money? It's a simple click of a button.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 5, 2020

However, we can expect to see government interventions to secure supply chains and manufacturing returning to high-cost labour markets, facilitated by automation and increasingly protectionist policies. In this instance, it is incumbent upon governments to ensure displaced workers find a place in the new economy.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2013

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. governments approach to science and warfare.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2017

Posted originally in the Austin Business Journal on March 3, 2017 There’s no shortage of clichés about the speed contrast between fast-moving tech innovation and the slower pace of government. to Germany and to China. Over the past year, I’ve traveled across the U.S.,

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2015

For example, it is customary in Germany to use Mr., Mrs., or Ms., Government funding. Since the global recession, many governments have set up incentive schemes and financial support measures to not only help grow the domestic economy, but also to encourage entrepreneurs and startups to come to their country.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Based out of San Francisco with offices in Santiago (Chile) and Munich (Germany), YouNoodle showcases startup competitions and programs from around the world since 2010. The website is great for matching startups with the right competitions, accelerators or startup programs via its simple filtering feature.

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