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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

This course included all that you would expect from a Stanford graduate-level class in the Masters in International Policy – comprehensive readings, guest lectures from current and former senior officials/experts, and written papers. We focused on the challenges created when U.S. The class was split into three parts.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Look at internal services versus external services. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

TechEmpower has been instrumental in developing chatbots like these, utilizing generative AI to sift through internal documents and user manuals, enabling them to provide precise answers to customer service questions. The standards in healthcare dictate that we achieve reliable results.

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5 Tactics To Minimize Meeting Time And Get More Done

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, you must forego the traditional meeting approach, where a team member presents a slide deck with all the background and multiple solution options on an issue, and asks you for a decision. Encourage them to come in with solutions, not problems, and empower them to drive their recommendations to success.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Look at internal services versus external services. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility.

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10 Strategies To Avoid Bad Risks In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. If the customer need is obvious and large, the calculated risk is in the quality of your solution, your team, and marketing. Schedule frequent updates to your solution to maintain growth. Customers like leaders, not followers.

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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

Pete is now CEO of BMNT, a company that delivers innovation solutions and processes for governments. They then incubated and delivered a solution that will help get large vessels back to sea faster, potentially saving the Navy $20M-$30M a year. Here are Pete’s 5 principles that will accelerate innovation.

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