Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s not leadership. The military has three of the four pieces of the puzzle you need: strategy, access to technology, leadership. Leadership was not the problem. Strategy, technology, leadership – those were fine. The 2018 National Defense Strategy explained very clearly and effectively what needs to get done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. Under the stresses of a startup, visible leadership cues can make the difference between success and failure.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. Leadership over backbenchers? Are you willing to give them the benefit of the doubt?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Old People Line Up To Clean Radiation in Japan [Japan] – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Statistics show that populations in Europe and Japan are having fewer children, while both places face distressing recent levels of youth unemployment. For many mature economies like Japan and the US, the workforce will be older, healthcare costs will be higher, and it looks like we will see diminishing pension benefits.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

This does not bode well for our treaty allies, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea. war planners thought about a future war with Japan. Unfortunately for us Japan didn’t adhere to our war plan. The sum of these Chinese offset strategies means that in the South China Sea the U.S. War Plan Orange. In the 1930s U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Ryan has over 15 years of experience in digital retail including leading advertising growth, brand development, and mobile app creation for retailers and suppliers in the US, China, and Japan markets. The post Removing Tech Barriers to Success in m-Commerce appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin not only built relationships with many of the younger, more emerging professionals in all of the US funds but he has also developed a very active investor relationships with Asian funds in particular in Japan, South Korea and China and in Northern Europe. And of course it doesn’t hurt that Kevin is fluent in Mandarin.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! They’re outrageous in Japan – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Stop complaining about fruit prices in the U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Their leadership has shown incredible foresight in engineering an amazing economic engine and formidable military. They are the signs of a leadership frightened not by external enemies but by their own people.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 21, 2020

His leadership inspired others to innovate too including alcohol businesses to start producing hand sanitizer so everyone could pitch in and play a part. For perspective, this was 13 years after the Samurai class stopped carrying swords in Japan. Photo Credit: Paige Arnof-Fenn. Have you guessed it yet? Think plump.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Now compound that level of effort with trying to put a Lean Startup culture in place in Japan. According to Takashi Tsutsumi and Masato Iino, Japanese companies tend to be technology centric, obsess over quality and have weak leadership. Innovation at times seems like you’re swimming up hill.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

They include Presentation Zen’s Garr Reynolds, who moved to Japan to immerse himself in Japanese aesthetics, design and the art of Zen, as well as a sweet story by Kathy Parsanko on the love story between two geriatrics who has been married for 65 years in an assisted living home.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. My post about Japan will follow. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. Lessons Learned.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2016

The Virtues of Team Leadership written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Leadership is perhaps one of the most unnatural traits of a natural entrepreneur. Howard and I discuss team leadership and the power of putting people and values first. Howard knows all about effective leadership.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Best photogallery I have seen so far of the earthquake in Japan – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. Their leadership has shown incredible foresight in engineering an amazing economic engine and formidable military. They are the signs of a leadership frightened not by external enemies but by their own people.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

If you wanted to speak with someone in Japan you had to take a flight and send them a wire… 2) Phil Knight focused on the core users of his products (athletes/runners to begin with) and got a co-founder from the industry (his track coach) and that made all the difference. Communication was done via snail mail.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

With both OfficeMax and Max-Wellness, being the benevolent dictator provided the critical leadership necessary to take an idea and transform it into reality as fast as possible. I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. My post about Japan will follow. China is working to build basic and applied science and technology leadership. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. Lessons Learned.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Surprisingly, promotion of women in business and in governance is hot-button issue of in the Peoples’ Republic of China (not in Japan, however: fewer than one percent of corporate directors are female). On the Atlantic side, proposals and programs proliferate in the countries of the European Union and with the EU itself.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2017

They aim for leadership in the competitive automotive industry by providing spare along with genuine vehicle parts for all types as well as models of cars. They import auto-related items from Japan, Europe, UAE, USA, South Korea, and China. That is why Boodmo.com provides a platform that such individuals can make of.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2015

For years I’ve studied the cultures in 10 Asian countries: China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Fast fact: In Taiwan, people work an average of 2,200 hours a year — a full 20 percent more than employees in Japan and the United States.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Recruiting and Hiring Employees > How to Attract Talent to Your Start-Up At a start-up, you need employees that are in it for the long haul and fit your unique culture. Were going to be in Japan. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

WEF14 – Risks as perceived by males and females, although only 15% of attendees are females… Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Davos: My goal is that by 2020 30% of leadership positions in Japan will be held by women #wef14.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 2, 2023

Because my team has grown, so have my leadership skills. Mizugaki in Japan. My team gets jazzed up about empowering via knowledge sharing, giving free resources, and what I hope is inspiring material for you in your business journey. I was in the jungle, tracking jaguars and doing all sorts of other awesome wildlife research.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. I help lead the Engineering Leadership SIG at SDForum and wonder if you would be interested in speaking to our group about lean starups. hope to hear from you.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

My answer to that was to be part of the team whose whole is better that its individual parts as its mentioned in the article, a team leadership rather that a point leadership. How can I remain effective. April 21, 2009 4:51 PM Geethan said. Very good and informative. April 26, 2009 8:40 PM RubyFocus Groups said.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 1, 2013

>> The original idea for me came from seeing people use their cellphones to buy from vending machines in Japan. >> The unknown factor, the challenge to create the future and make something grow from nothing. What sparked the idea for NeoRay? >>

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Up and Running

MAY 25, 2012

If you decide to produce toilets, sinks and showers, you’ll have to go to Japan. What will happen to the company while you’re in Japan giving birth to this new thing? If you’re venturing into the apparel market, you’ll have to visit China and Vietnam where the major garment factories are located. All markets are global.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

Here in Tampa, our biggest challenge is convincing the regions technology "leadership" that grassroots economic development is a good thing. I just emailed your article to him and recommended that he take your advice to heart. January 2, 2009 11:54 AM Daniel Davie said. Thanks for the article. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The leadership art is to balance the needs of the present with the needs of the future. My career has been full of " student body right " moments, where the whole team is suddenly forced to change direction. Often, its just a reaction to a deficit of frontlist or backlist work. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

A few soundbites from the future: Leadership: It’s no longer about being king of the mountain, it’s about being center of the circle. This is ahead of the USA, the UK and Japan. Prof Joseph Nye author of Soft Power. Woman will lead the 21 st century, or at least a feminine social and business ethic.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

code breaking would grow to 20,000 people working on breaking the codes of Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union. By the end of WWII, with the U.S. now fighting Germany, and the Soviet Union looming as a potential adversary U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

From her, future business owners will pick up some excellent pointers on sharpening their leadership acumen, the importance of mentors and self-preservation, and other excellent personal and professional matters. Sheila Johnson at Prendismo Collection , Dec. Aneesha Raghunathan at Raising CEO Kids , Dec.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2018

He is a keynote speaker, serial entrepreneurial, leadership expert, and author of the book “ The Mushin Way to Peak Performance: The Path to Productivity, Balance, and Success.” Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Michael Veltri.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

Example of Early Warning Radar Coverage – Japan in WWII SAC needed intelligence to understand the components of the PVO Strany air defense system in order to shut them down and make them ineffective so our bombers with their nuclear payloads could reach their targets. political leadership with a much bigger picture.

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