Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Scalable startups tend to group together in innovation clusters (Silicon Valley, Shanghai, New York, Boston, Israel, etc.) When I read policy papers by government organizations trying to replicate the lessons from the valley, I’m struck how they seem to miss some basic lessons. but then the government got out of the way.
VC Cafe
APRIL 29, 2020
The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Israel – 500M NIS to cash strapped startups. This is part of Israel’s Ministry of Finance NIS 1.2
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David Teten
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 22, 2021
AWS Startups for the Public Sector – Startups in the public sector focus their technology and business innovation on federal/central and local/municipal governments, primary and secondary education, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations. No appointed mentors, no mandatory meetings, just a full focus on the venture’s needs.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Late 2020 revealed the depth of the Solarwinds hack, which had massive implications for government agencies and (ironically) cybersecurity provider FireEye. million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from Houston to New York. It was the first cyberattack to expose the risks of America’s energy infrastructure.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice.
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