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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

military can work together – for access to advanced technology and to learn how to move with agility, speed and urgency. He was named by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people in the defense industry in 2012. Takashi Tsutsumi and Masato Iino , founders of Learning Entrepreneur’s Lab in Japan.

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National Security Innovation just got a major boost in Washington

Steve Blank

Putting theory into practice, he went to Iraq in 2008 as part of the 75th Ranger Regiment, in support of a Joint Special Operations Task Force. I-Corps uses Lean Startup methods to teach scientists how to turn their discoveries into entrepreneurial, job-producing businesses. In 2012, Rep.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

Our observation is that the DOD has more technology demos than they need, but often lack deep problem understanding. Our primary goal was to teach students Lean Innovation while they engaged in a national public service. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011.