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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

— On China. Throughout the 1990s, we were focused on how to integrate China into the global system so that it would become a responsible stakeholder. That worked for a while, but at a certain point, particularly under President Xi, China decided that the hide-and-bide strategy was over. How Should the DoD Spend Smarter?

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The Apple Watch – Tipping Point Time for Healthcare

Steve Blank

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? It’s how China approaches approvals and will allow U.S. companies to remain competitive in an area (medical devices) where China has declared the intent to dominate. Much like the NIH SBIR program.)

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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. China – Civil/Military Fusion. Today, commercial companies have their own satellites providing unclassified imagery. And we’re not.

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