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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. During World War II the United States did something its adversaries did not; it enlisted professors and graduate students as civilians in 105 colleges and universities to build advanced weapon systems — nuclear weapons, radar, etc.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , (videos here ) Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. and the U.K.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their One Prediction for Business in 2022

Hearpreneur

Similarly, the United States has put a lot of effort into the area. Think of the agility that comes with CAI, etc. 2022 is going to be the year when the global business community attempts to turn the clock back to 2019 but will find it harder to rewind to the way things used to be than they imagined. 28- No going back.

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How Scientists and Engineers Got It Right, and VC’s Got It Wrong

Steve Blank

In the 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States. And the venture capital community became comfortable in funding them. Starting this Thursday, scientists and engineers across the United States will once again set the rules.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2013–2014, where she founded the United States Digital Service. 35:50) Building community on text messages and threads. (38:30) 44:12) Show-related links Code for America United States Digital Service 18F U.S.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

70,000 State Department employees (46,000 Foreign Service Nationals, 14,000 Foreign Service Employees and 11,000 in the Civil Service) carry out the President’s foreign policy and help build a freer, more prosperous, and secure world. The State Department has four main foreign policy goals: Protect the United States and Americans.

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How The Marine Corps Builds an Innovation Culture

Steve Blank

If you asked 100 people to describe a United States Marine , they would probably use words such as “Warrior,” “Fierce,” “Patriot,” “Honorable,” and “Tough.” To achieve this mission, we established a framework that leveraged Marine Corps tenacity, agility, and adaptability to create a persistent culture of innovation.

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