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

Steve Blank

led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. Martand Jha, “ This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever ” The National Interest, July 27, 2017. and its partners to mitigate that threat? Required readings.

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Roundup of 2017 VC Predictions and Tech Industry Reports

VC Cafe

2017 Predictions. Hope your 2017 is off to a great start. Below is a selection of themes and predictions for startups/venture/tech in 2017. 2017 VC Predictions. 2017 VC Predictions. Accel 2017 state of the union – [link]. predictions-for-2017-4304a3127d25#.xulj07ub3.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

Hauser Private Equity partnered with the Denver-based private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners to make a growth investment in DataLink Fund Solutions, a leading provider of integrated population health management applications.

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Raft: The AI-Powered Platform That’s Disrupting the Freight Industry

ReadWriteStart

Since its inception in 2017, when it was known as Vector.ai , Raft has undergone significant development. Moguntia Capital wasn’t the only investor involved in the round; existing backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1, and Dynamo Ventures also chipped in. Q: What recent funding did Raft secure, and who were the investors?

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

— In June 2017, the board “retired” Jeff Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. So far in 2017, GE is the worst performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial average. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5

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Why India Will Become The SaaS Hotbed Of Tomorrow

YoungUpstarts

by Prasanna Krishnamoorthy , partner at Upekkha. All the ingredients for Indian SaaS dominance are here: From producing some of the world’s best developers to competing on cost and producing quality products of global standard. percent in 2017. percent in 1998 to 7.7 The best advice for anybody right now is to prepare.

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Miami’s Cloud Summit offers founders fresh opportunities to scale globally

The Startup Magazine

Megan Smith , the first female CTO of the United States of America under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017, and Admiral William H. This year promises a showcase of new technologies, platforms, and strategies to help channel partners scale.”.

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