Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In 2007, I graduated United States Air Force Academy as a computer engineer and entered the Air Force’s acquisition corps , excited and confident about my ability to bring technology to bear for our airmen. Graduation day with classmate Joseph Helton (right), killed in action in Iraq in 2009. . ——-. Not That Long Ago.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Using analogies from evolution such as variation, selection and adaptation, Adapt uses far flung examples ranging from the Iraq War, Global Warming, 2007′s Financial Meltdown, to 3rd World Development efforts to prove its point.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

Iraq, Afghanistan and the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). REF expanded its operations to include forward teams in Kuwait and Iraq to provide technology to fill capability gaps and to counter the highest priority threats. Show the DoD how to engage Silicon Valley with challenging problems and build networks of people to solve them.

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