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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

We just completed the fourth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape all the elements of national power (America’s influence and footprint on the world stage).

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Making Technology Work For Those Who Aren’t Working

Feld Thoughts

Many of the advisory board member attendees looked like hammered dog s**t as they were part of the New York financial services and real estate world. On the Friday night after the election in 2016 on the six floor of E-52, Simon gave another impassioned talk. “How do you make technology work for those who are not working?

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Lean LaunchPad – For Deep Science and Technology

Steve Blank

We just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology. For example, life sciences versus commercial applications have radically different reimbursement, regulatory, clinical trials, scientific advisory boards, demand creation, etc. Team Pause.

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7 Reasons A Small Business Should Hire Advisors 

YoungUpstarts

Here are seven ways that advisors can immediately help your small business achieve the next level of success: Assist With Strategies & Connections to Have Record Revenue & Profit in 2016. Have a CTO Advisor Provide Their Guidance & Due Diligence Suggestions on a Large Upcoming Technology Expenditure.

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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, Bill Gates founded and grew Microsoft, and Michael Dell built a great technology company, both with no outside funding until they went successful enough to go public years later and sell shares to common stockholders. Investors want board seats and a vote on key decisions.

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Welcome To The Year Of The Customer

YoungUpstarts

The coming Year of the Monkey looks set to be a year of change, not just in the technology sector but in every industry, with technology embedded in everything we do. The rise of mobile and social technologies has made end-users more empowered and knowledgeable than ever before. billion to 8.6

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10 Answers That Make Your Startup Plan Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Just because your technology is exciting and potentially disruptive doesn’t mean you are ready to build a business. Include advisory board member qualifications and key industry connections. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/03/2016. What is the business problem you are solving?