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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

4- Remain productive and invest in yourself or your business. Remaining productive in business can mean that you understand being able to double down on your investments. A few years ago outsourcing resources offshore was all the rage. Thanks to Bonnie Kuhl, Archer and Olive ! #4- Photo Credit: J Haleem Washington.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although it’s tempting to blame it all on the coronavirus situation and its formidable ripples, the pandemic only accelerated the processes of globalization and digitization that have been underway for decades. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. The world of work is transforming.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Wave after wave of hardware, software, biotech and cleantech products have emerged from what has become “ground zero” of entrepreneurial and startup culture. the failure rate of new ventures (startups had no formal rules and were a hit or miss proposition), the slow adoption rate of new technologies by the government and large companies.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And to today, when its major product is simply innovation. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. When the product and channel are bits, adoption by 10’s and 100’s of millions and even billions of users can happen in years versus decades.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 12, 2012

Companies Continue to “Reshore” Production? The story of manufacturing in the United States over the last couple of decades is one marked by job loss due to globalization and offshoring production to low-cost labor countries.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. Public sentiment in both countries is steadfastly against fracking, but as an energy tech innovation, it has been a productive means of producing gas and oil.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

Productivity Gains – This is something frequently cited as critical to developed economies like ours in the US. We all have access to more tools to self-manage productivity than we used to. Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy – Fiscal Policy is manipulating the economy through government taxing and spending. This is related to….

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 20, 2017

Any government is only all powerful as long as the system it operates under is stable, and the people allow it to continue to control its market. A Government is just like a business in many ways. While the government is a monopoly in most of its realms, what if technology could assist us to ‘go around it’?

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

There is a good (though far from great) story to be told about the global fight against white collar crime, money laundering, and other financial bad behavior. However, we know about their crimes–and Mueller was able to quickly suss them out–because of a transformation of global financial enforcement. But the U.S.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

government waits, the more devastating the eventual assault is likely to be.” ” They make the very important point that “it makes sense now– just as it made sense during the Clinton years– to purchase components, even those made offshore. .” government. soil can provide 100% assurance. .”

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Is Government a good idea? Move R&D offshore Operations Follow your customer growth, don’t grow data center and support capacity ahead That said, I would like to close this post will a couple of more cheerful comments. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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