Steve Blank
AUGUST 17, 2009
In some cases, branches of the military contracted directly with Stanford which worked with local contractors in Silicon Valley to build these components or systems for the military. Terman had sent faculty and graduate students to the University of Illinois in 1953 to learn transistor physics.)
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.
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ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
New research shows Silicon Valley still rules the startup world. Sure, Silicon Valley is far and away the strongest startup region anywhere. Did you know founders in Silicon Valley work longer hours than founders anywhere else? ” The Top 20: Silicon Valley, California. Chicago, Illinois.
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 24, 2011
First up, Priyanshu Harshavat, from Evanston, Illinois, presented Socioclean , a service for cleaning up your reputation on social networks. Next Chris Ruder from Chicago, Illinois, pitched Spikeball , a new volleyball-esque game that is being played at camps and college campuses. I like these two strategies. Photo by nazreth.
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 3, 2012
Illinois 3rd-worst in nation for business, CEO survey says - [link]. VCs in Angels’ Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in Silicon Valley - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link]. The dirty secret behind the incubator boom - [link].
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 30, 2014
The landscape for how to turn life science and health care technologies into viable companies has changed more in the last 3 years than in the last 30. ———– The National Institutes of Health recognizes that Life Science/Health Care commercialization has two components: the science/technology, and the business model.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
– Cornell University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center at Carnegie Mellon University; and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California at San Diego. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S.
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