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

Steve Blank

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). Class 4 Required Readings: Silicon Valley, the Military, and the Journey to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Slides 9-11 Dual-use technology.

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The New Order of Silicon Valley: Forget the Silicon Part

Diego Basch

Here are the trends I see in Silicon Valley today: The “Silicon” part of the name no longer applies. The bulk of it is not even designed here. That is where the kitchen is, you cannot really design consumer-grade devices if you are not immersed in the manufacturing ecosystem. marijuana delivery).

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. Within a decade, the rise of venture capital in Silicon Valley enabled startups to find commercial customers rather than military ones.

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How A New Software Could Change The Travel Industry Forever 

YoungUpstarts

Payment software and gateways are usually very expensive and complex to use. With a new payment software that is designed specifically for these smaller companies, they get a chance to compete online with the mega travel companies. The software is free to install and only charges 1% of every booking made.

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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

Bill’s closing line, “The reason why Silicon Valley is so successful is that it’s so fxxxng far away from Washington” received great applause. Tech Companies Use Regulatory Capture In my first two decades inside the Silicon Valley bubble we built products people wanted and needed. Your diagram may be more complex.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. So, the company turned the ship, slowly it seemed, as R&D worked to develop an appropriate product using the base of the original design. The financial pain of unplanned delays.

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Twitter Link Roundup #229 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! It’s getting harder to tell what’s a real Silicon Valley startup and what’s a parody – crowdspring.co/1k05eDQ. My Top 10 Year One SaaS Mistakes. – crowdspring.co/VQyx6i.