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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

We just completed the seventh week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. and its partners to mitigate that threat?

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Our 2014 in review

Version One Ventures

Just like last year , 2014 has been busy and eventful here at Version One. Some of the themes that we are bullish about include mobile / full-stack marketplaces, mobile enterprise, healthcare, machine learning and artificial intelligence, Bitcoin and blockchain technology, and virtual reality. Front Desk , Top Hat ), marketplaces (i.e.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Now they are partners.

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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we interviewed Maha and David Harper, wife and husband co-founders of Atlas Group London, a construction-tech startup that has digitized the building of healthcare facilities. TSM: With a bit more detail, what does your company do? Share with us what problem you’re solving).

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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Five Ways to Prepare for the 2014 E-Commerce Season

YoungUpstarts

Does your cart display items, order status and extras like reviews, product ratings, images and discount offers? The e-commerce shopping season kicks off in earnest on Cyber Monday, which will fall on December 1 in 2014. If your hosting partner doesn’t allow this, it’s time to find one that does. Assess your payment options.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. All key technologies for autonomous driving. Billion in VC funding.