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

Steve Blank

Rather than focus the university inward on research, Terman took the radical step of encouraging Stanford professors and graduate students to start companies applying engineering to pressing military problems. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. America’s adversaries understand this.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense is a new course at Stanford’s Engineering School in the Spring of 2016. North Korea. Most discussion about innovation of defense systems acquisition using an agile process starts with writing a requirements document. DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy. Lessons Learned.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

The class is joint listed in Stanford’s International Policy department as well as in the Engineering School, in the department of Management Science and Engineering. This was our first step in fostering a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21st century. — Why This Course?