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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 12 –The Space Force– General John Raymond

Steve Blank

In 1991 we went to war in Desert Storm to evict Iraq out of Kuwait. Everybody that comes into the space force will learn coding and adopt digital engineering standards as our as our standard for acquisition. I’ll highlight a few demarcation points where I think there was some significant shifts. Desert Storm and Space.

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The Impact of Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Lloyed explores the intricate art of harnessing the community’s strength as your ultimate acquisition channe l, brand differentiator, feedback source, retention lever, and catalyst for transformative change. His book titled From Grassroots To Greatness: 13 Rules to Build Iconic Brands with Community Led Growth. What is community?

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

They gave the problem to Colonel Bruce Jette, and 90 days and $750,000 later he had bypassed the existing Army acquisition system and bought existing robots from companies. The REF had permission to shortcut the detailed 100+ page requirements documents used by the defense acquisition process. Lessons Learned.