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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. Note to Chinese Communist party – the best name for your propaganda department should probably not be the “Propaganda Department.”). China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. It’s strange to me to think that customers with years of experience would ever listen to twenty-something smarties from great MBA’s who have never worked in your industry before – but that’s a different story. Numbers are important.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

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. Note to Chinese Communist party – the best name for your propaganda department should probably not be the “Propaganda Department.”). China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital'

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5

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My Commencement Speech?—?Life at Your Crossroads

Both Sides of the Table

The right company and colleagues are better than the perfect title, role or brand name. It is better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission After 5 years in Europe I decided I really wanted to work in Japan. But I was struggling to find somebody to bring me to Japan. at least I got to visit Japan!

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I come up with this business name with a few ideas that lead to one thing. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. Like a help centre.

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Recent Interview for Workbridge

Scalable Startup

After a recent speech I gave for startups, I was interviewed by Jennifer DesRosiers (love that name!) >> The original idea for me came from seeing people use their cellphones to buy from vending machines in Japan. about tech startups. Here are my answers… When did you first discover your love of technology? >>

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