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Steve Blank Gordon Bell R.I.P.
Gordon Bell passed on this month. I was a latecomer in Gordon…
Steve Blank Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid
This part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land.…
Steve Blank The Secret History of Polaroid CEO Edwin Land
The connections between the world of national security and commercial companies still…
Steve Blank Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing Deals
One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business…
Steve Blank Is a $100 Million Enough?
This article first appeared in Inc. Capitalism has been good to me.…
Steve Blank Apple Vision Pro – Tech in the Search of a Market
A version of this article previously appeared in Fortune. If you haven’t…
Steve Blank Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up
We just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and…
Steve Blank The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates
This post is the latest in the “Secret History Series.” They’ll make…
Steve Blank Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets
Bill Gurley was one of Silicon Valley’s smartest and most successful VCs.…
Steve Blank Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2
Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in…



