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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. Given its inward focus, Berkeley has always been the neglected sibling in Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

ReadWriteStart

But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States. Think about gaining access to global markets, and how to build bridges internationally. Currently he’s thinking Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Portugal and Brazil. Partnerships.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

ReadWriteStart

But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States. Think about gaining access to global markets, and how to build bridges internationally. Currently he’s thinking Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Portugal and Brazil. Partnerships.