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8 People And Process Skills Required In Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

During my time in Silicon Valley, I was struck by the fact that most successful entrepreneurs seemed to personally know and regularly hear from all the “movers and shakers” who had the investment capital and leadership they needed. I’m a believer in the old saying that investors look for great people, more than great ideas.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

—————- The next piece of the Secret History of Silicon Valley puzzle came together when Tom Byers , Tina Selig and Mark Leslie invited me to teach entrepreneurship in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program ( STVP ) in Stanford’s School of Engineering. What Does WWII Have to Do with Silicon Valley?

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part X: Stanford Crosses the.

Steve Blank

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 was the ultimate networking machine for Stanford and its military contracts. It’s amazing this guy ever slept.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

In a business development role you’re out shaping the perception of your company in the market (networking), determining leads, and contacting leads. Some commercial company roles: Business Development or “BD” roles : Case Officers are well suited for business development (BD) roles as its akin to first half of the CIA recruitment cycle.

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It’s About Women Running Startups

Steve Blank

I was struck by something that had been slowly percolating through my head during my entire week – there are a higher percentage of women on the founding teams of New York City startups than in Silicon Valley. Women founders already had leadership roles in the industries they’re about to disrupt? Women in New York Startups.

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TechStars Patriot Boot Camp Is Happening This Week

Feld Thoughts

The TechStars Patriot Boot Camp is made possible by sponsors: Kauffman Foundation , Kauffman FastTrac , SoftLayer , Silicon Valley Bank , Georgetown University , and Prediculous. Charles Kelly, Silicon Valley Bank. Patrick Riley, Global Accelerator Network. Ray Jefferson, Leadership Consultant.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

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. Not just in the military, but also in Silicon Valley, where it dooms otherwise successful companies.