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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 5 – Chris Brose

Steve Blank

The new technologies and capabilities that will be central to military advantage in the future – artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous systems, distributed networking, advanced manufacturing, and commercial space, etc. are technologies largely driven by commercial innovation and commercial companies.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) Tom Bedecarré , the founder and CEO of AKQA, the leading digital advertising agency. He runs H4X Labs. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus founders seeking funding for a good cause or a new technology often seize on grants from universities, government agencies and philanthropic organizations as free money to solve their problems. In the U.S. They can find additional grants from large philanthropic directories, and your favorite alma mater site. Technology is not enough.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) Tom Bedecarré the founder and CEO of AKQA, the leading digital advertising agency. He runs H4X Labs. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

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Coronavirus: An open letter to the Austin Startup Community

Austin Startup

As you can imagine, the Capital Factory network is buzzing with ideas and actions. Capital Factory’s staff of 98 has continued to operate at full capacity while remote, supporting our community of members, mentors, partners, and founders through virtual events, meetings, and operational support. We might know about resources you don’t.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. He also co-founded three companies: a broadcasting network, Air America Media, a solar energy company, Atenergy and a branding agency, Brand Maestro.