Category Archives: Technology

China Startups (The Complete Series)

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steve Blank

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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. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. … Continue reading →

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Why Facebook is Killing Silicon Valley

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Steve Blank

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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Billion Dollar Startup

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Steve Blank

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The quickest way to create a billion dollar company is to take basic human socialneeds and figure out how to mediate them on-line. (Look at the first wave of the web/mobile/cloud startups that have done just that:  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Match.com, Pandora, … Continue reading →

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Steve Blank

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We ran the first National Science Foundation Innovation Corps class October to December 2011. 63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made ~2,000 customer calls in 10 weeks, turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. 19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their … Continue reading →

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How the iPhone Got Tail Fins – Part 2 of 2

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Steve Blank

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By the early 1920’s General Motors realized that Ford, which was now selling theModel T for $290, had an unbeatable monopoly on low-cost automobile manufacturing. Other manufacturers had experimented with selling cars based on an image and brand. (The most notable was … Continue reading →

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How the iPhone Got Tail Fins – Part 1 of 2

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Steve Blank

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It was the most advanced consumer product of the century. The industry started with its innovators located in different cities over a wide region. But within 20 years it would be concentrated in a single entrepreneurial startup cluster. At first … Continue reading →

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The Helsinki Spring

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Steve Blank

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I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship…read full post. Download MP3

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Steve Blank

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Not understanding and agreeing what “Entrepreneur” and “Startup” mean can sink an entire country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. I’m getting ready to go overseas to teach, and I’ve spent the last week reviewing several countries’ ambitious attempts to kick-start entrepreneurship.  After poring through stacks … Continue reading →

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Hiring – Easy as Pie

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Steve Blank

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Over the last few weeks I’ve gotten involved in hiring for two startups, a public agency and a non profit.  Part of each conversation was getting asked to help them put together a “job spec.” I had them leave with a … Continue reading →

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 6: Channel Hypotheses

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Steve Blank

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The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. With two weeks and two more updates to go, this post is part six. Parts one through five are here, Syllabus is here. While we’ve been pushing hard … Continue reading →

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