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China startups - how they differ from US startups

by Steve Blank, May 13, 2013 | Comments

	The Gold Rush and fire extinguishers I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese andChinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of five posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Thanks to Kai-Fu Lee of Innovation Works, David ...
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Fly high: The Air Force Academy and Silicon Valley

by Steve Blank, May 10, 2013 | Comments

Serendipity created both weapon systems and entrepreneurship in World War II

Todd Branchflower was one my Lean LaunchPad students entrepreneurial enough to convince the Air Force send him to Stanford to get his graduate engineering degree. After watching my Secret History of Silicon Valley talk, he became fascinated by how serendipity created both weapon systems and entrepreneurship in World War II – and brought us federal support of science and Silicon Valley. In class I would ...

Can startups have it all in Orange County?

by Carey Ransom, May 6, 2013 | Comments

Ahead of Splash LA on May 30, a look at different startup tech hubs

When asked to describe life in Orange County as a startup guy, I quickly call it the place where I can “have it all.” With world-class universities, some of the best weather and beaches anywhere, and a diverse technology scene that spans consumer products, medical devices, semiconductors, storage, enterprise software, SaaS, mobile and consumer Internet, Orange County has examples of ...

Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley

by Steve Blank, April 16, 2013 | Comments

China has the biggest Venture Capital industry outside the U.S.

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese andChinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. All the usual caveats apply. I was only in China for a week so this a cursory view. Thanks to Kai-Fu Lee of Innovation Works, David ...

Why business is addicted to habits

by Nir Eyal, April 10, 2013 | Comments

Why business is hell bent on futures

Habits are good for business. In fact, many industries could not survive without them. The incentive systems and business models of the companies that make habit-forming products require someone gets hooked. Without consumer habits, these enterprises would go bust. While most of us think of cigarettes or gambling as habit-forming products, the fact is, a much wider swath of ...

The Lean LaunchPad goes to middle school

by Steve Blank, March 22, 2013 | Comments

Experiential class inspires students of all ages

While the Lean LaunchPad class has been adopted by Universities and the National Science Foundation, the question we get is, “Can students in K-12 handle an experiential entrepreneurship class?” Hawken School has now given us an answer. Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” Experiential education is threaded ...

Socialize is being acquired by ShareThis

by Daniel Odio-Paez, March 20, 2013 | Comments

	Here's what the experience is like As has been reported, we've just signed a deal to sell our startup Socialize to ShareThis. Although having a successful exit is a dream for many entrepreneurs, I find myself feeling a wide range of emotions and thoughts. I'd like to share some of them in this blog to provide an honest assessment of what it's like to work tirelessly on a startup ...
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Failure and redemption

by Steve Blank, March 4, 2013 | Comments

Living through startup failure has six stages

“What’s gone and what’s past help. Should be past grief.” William Shakespeare - The Winter’s Tale We give abundant advice to founders about how to make startups succeed yet we offer few models about dealing with failure. So here’s mine. In my experience, living through failure has six stages: Stage 1: Shock and Surprise Stage 2: Denial Stage 3: Anger and Blame ...

Crazy enough to change the world

by Steve Blank, February 25, 2013 | Comments

Without dissent, there is no creativity

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly ...

Designing to reward our tribal sides

by Nir Eyal, February 20, 2013 | Comments

Content algorithm enhancing our group activities... Everywhere?

We are a species that depend on one another. Scientists theorize humans have specially adapted neurons that help us feel what others feel, providing evidence that we survive through our empathy for others. We’re meant to be part of a tribe and our brains seek out rewards that make us feel accepted, important, attractive, and included. Many of our institutions and industries ...

Renaud Laplanche on the exponential cost of B players

by Faith Merino, February 15, 2013 | Comments

How hiring a B player could doom your startup, and other lessons

Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche took the stage at Vator Splash SF Wednesday night to outline a few of the lessons he’s learned over the years on how to build a successful company. A few in particular stood out, such as knowing when to innovate. But he also touched on hiring. Now, when most CEOs talk about hiring, it’s always ...

Phil Libin: the who, where and why of entrepreneurship

by Steven Loeb, February 14, 2013 | Comments

Want to change the world? Have a great product and be where your best team is

At last night's Vator Splash SF, we were honored to have Evernote CEO Phil Libin come on stage and share with us some of his best advice on what it means to be an entrepreneur. Having been a CEO for most his adult life, Libin said, he has boiled his advice down to six basic questions of entrepreneurship: who, why, when, where, ...

Lending Club CEO: Innovate at the right time

by Faith Merino, February 13, 2013 | Comments

Renaud Laplanche outlines lessons learned at Vator Splash

In Silicon Valley, you hear a lot about disruption and innovation. Disrupt all the things! Innovate the stuff! But what is disruption and innovation? There’s a common misconception that innovation is the creation of a whole new industry (i.e. no one knew they needed a smartphone until Apple came out with the iPhone). But Renaud Laplanche, CEO of Lending Club, ...

Designing a corporate entrepreneurship program

by Steve Blank, February 8, 2013 | Comments

	A Qualcomm case study (Part 1 of 2) I ran into Ricardo Dos Santos and his amazing Qualcomm Venture Fest a few years ago and was astonished with its breath and depth. From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and ...
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