Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry. Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. [It Lowen, Creating the Cold War University [Great book if you want to learn more about Stanford’s military-industrial complex origins. Not required for class.] . Semiconductor Case Study.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

People like to complain about global warming and the plastics pollution problem, but they may not be ready to buy alternative energy at twice the price, or change bad habits for global gain. Just because your technology is “cool” doesn’t mean that it solves a painful problem that customers are willing to pay for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market. With the global market, the growth opportunity is huge, starting local and scaling at any pace. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Look for needs that have a global appeal to a wide demographic. Global considerations include culture differences and translation. Offering one more social media site (over 200 already exist on Wikipedia) probably won’t work. Highlight your credentials as an insider or influencer. Focus on a solution that is scalable world-wide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Organic growth, without utilization of digital channels, is not enough today to stay competitive and achieve long-term success in today’s environment, especially against the large e-commerce players with a global reach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

by Donna Cutting, who is a globally-recognized guru on employee culture and optimizing customer service. In my experience, it also extends to your solution’s positive impact on customers, and the greater world environmental issues, including global warming, toxins, and the culture of others. Occupational satisfaction.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. and global economy, communications, transportation and other essential functions of everyday life. China’s goal is to challenge and overturn the U.S.-led security, but also to power the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2025

While many startups dream of going global, few manage to scale effectively beyond their local base. The post From Local To Global: Strategies For Scaling Your Startup Internationally appeared first on Young Upstarts. Looking at scaling your startup?

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As the global population ages, the demand for quality elder care has never been greater. Unfortunately, with this rising need comes an unsettling increase in reports of abuse within nursing homes, including devastating cases of battery injuries.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

In global competitions like Hackerrank, countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria often rank high, reflecting their strong emphasis on STEM education. positions them competitively in the global IT outsourcing market. Their familiarity with advanced technologies and frameworks like Node.js

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2022

Your career and leadership value can be greatly enhanced, or greatly hampered, by your participation, or lack of it, in industry forums, the local community, and global issues. Businesses today include an increasing diversity of team members, as well as customers, due to remote work and a global market.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While inflation is expected to stay within the Bank of Canadas target range of about 2%, the possibility of it creeping back due to overreactive real estate markets or global pressures cannot be ignored. tariffs and an unpredictable global trade environment will also weigh on business decisions. The potential for U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Sim Local also partners with local network providers in over 150 countries, meaning that consumers can access the best value deals whether its a weekend away or a global adventure. Ness Digital Engineering, a global full-service life cycle company, is spearheading a new approach that aims to address these challenges.

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2025

and globally. billion global AI users, with 500-600 million engaging daily. In May 2025, ChatGPT has surged from the 15th to the 5th most visited website globally, while giants like Wikipedia are losing traffic. AI adoption is already widespread and growing rapidly across the U.S. This translates to an estimated 1.7-1.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2023

We all realize that the pace of change is increasing, and new global markets makes it critical that every team member is focused on the market, rather than internal battles and risk aversion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

If you have a different view, I urge you to see the data presented in a new book, “ The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace ,” by Phil Simon, a globally recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. The birth rate in many countries is declining. Americans are clearly procreating less.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes? Beyond the classroom, the course plunges students into getting “out of the building” to iterate quickly while translating learnings to the real world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Summary Entity management software is a tool for businesses looking to grow efficiently by offering centralized data management and improved compliance features as well as streamlined governance processes and support for global operations. This technology helps organizations concentrate on their main goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Zappos, for example, has earned global accolades for their strategic “ Zappos dollars ” peer-to-peer recognition program, where employees share low-cost, high-frequency rewards with each other. It also means providing private and specific feedback to people with a negative attitude, since many do not see themselves as others see them.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

By leveraging these systems effectively, businesses can unleash the full capabilities of their employees, clearing the path for sustained success in an ever-evolving global market. Those who successfully embrace these modern approaches stand to gain enhanced employee satisfaction and heightened productivity and innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Extend your reach globally with adaptations to new cultures. Most businesses stay focused on their core solution until they face growth stagnation and competition. I encourage you to be proactive, even with constraints, in exploring variations on your base technology that can expand the market.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

leads with 54% of global VC investment Small checks matter in SAFE rounds, according to Carta (I agree!) in funding and a combined valuation of $4.6T. Startup funding -20% YoY to $19.3B in Feb, U.S. The AI Agent stack by Jon Turow and Madrona ( source ) Economies of scale.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The report published by Startup Nation Central earlier this month showcases this in more detail: Israel continues to draw investors seeking bold, determined solutions to global challenges. While geopolitical challenges persist, strong companies are still being built, and Israel remains a global center of innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

Transforming your organization for the new global economy requires perseverance and long-term thinking. I will paraphrase their key strategy challenges here, with my own points added: You can be too focused on the short-term.

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deal architect

MARCH 29, 2024

One of our research focus areas is Re-globalization. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. As I wrote here “MNCs are rebalancing their.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the classic book, “ Global Vision ,” by NYU Stern School of Business scholar and leader Robert Salomon, I finally found some great insights on what to look for, and how to make the necessary changes. But don’t look for any magic algorithmic procedure to solve the complex globalization problems. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As markets continue to change ever more rapidly through new technology and innovation, the global social, economic, and business environment will quickly evolve as well. If you don’t keep it top of mind today, then you are going to be left behind. Instill a sense of urgency in your business team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

According to Gallup’s often quoted global engagement survey , only 21 percent of workers are now fully engaged in their job, which is hugely expensive in productivity. Use data analysis and metrics to measure for results. Subjectively measuring employee engagement. Manually assessing engagement clearly isn’t working.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 8, 2021

Nations decline when they lose allies, decline in economic power, lose interest in global affairs, experience internal/civil conflicts, or the nation’s military misses disruptive technology transitions and new operational concepts.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. But even with this profitable Q3, on a trailing twelve months (TTM) basis Airbnb has a GAAP net loss of >$1 billion.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 21, 2025

According to Comfy Living, the global HVAC market in 2019 was valued at $240.8 Implementing these technologies can revolutionize how you run your HVAC business. Adopting modern HVAC systems not only offers better service options but also attracts a tech-savvy clientele.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2022

Thus, I challenge each of you to measure yourself against the following practices which I believe will expand your thinking and ability to keep up with the pace of change, and win in the global marketplace today: Don’t let your passion alone drive the business.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

Emerging Challenges: Globalization and Cross-Border Subrogation The increasing interconnectedness of global economies brings forth unique challenges related to cross-border subrogation claims. The post Your Trusted Subrogation Law Firm for Effective Legal Solutions appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Today is the age of the entrepreneur, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the global market at an all-time high. Good entrepreneurs can make a success from almost any business idea, through a following of partners and customers.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

The McKinsey Global Institute emphasizes the importance of having a solid risk management plan to navigate volatile times. This strategy helped many companies continue operations smoothly even during global supply chain disruptions. Communication Plan: Ensuring all stakeholders are informed and engaged in risk management.

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