Steve Blank
OCTOBER 26, 2021
North Korea/Iran/Non-Nation States. We also covered the two regional threats to international security – North Korea and Iran – as well as the continued threats of terrorism from non-nation states (Al-Qaeda’s, ISIS ). Under the Iran Nuclear Deal ( JCOPA ) they had agreed to limit their uranium to 3.67% enrichment.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 8, 2021
In our opening lesson , Ex-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter shared insights and experiences from his extensive and impactful career in DoD that included tours as Undersecretary for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics, Deputy Secretary, and Defense Secretary. Today the U.S.
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. Existing contractors have learned how to master the arcane defense acquisition system and live with the slow decision-making and payment processes. Yet the development of these advanced technologies is now being driven by commercial interests, not the Defense Department.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. And we need to do all of this with a finite defense budget, most of which is being spent on legacy systems in 88 major defense acquisition programs.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 9, 2020
The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) Next, we introduced the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which describes how the military supports the overall National strategy.
David Teten
MARCH 5, 2021
based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Kauffman Fellows Report (2020): “Diverse Founding Teams generate higher median realized multiples (RMs) on Acquisitions and IPOs]. Of the 43 U.S.-based
Reid Hoffman
MARCH 2, 2021
He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today. I was born in Iran and I grew up there.
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