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

Steve Blank

In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

YoungUpstarts

Be agile and adapt to changing market needs – your customer’s needs are not static and they will continue to evolve. You need to remain at the forefront of such developments to avoid being commoditized or being made irrelevant. - As this happens, don’t just keep up with the competition, but be nimble and respond as an industry pacesetter.

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NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

When I was 18 I served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Shortly after that, I met Pete Newell , the retired head of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force – one of the best Lean and agile organizations in the military – and I met Joe Felter an ex Special Forces Colonel.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 14 – Planning– Major General Mike Fenzel

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. The Joint Chiefs have no operational authority over troops. Global Integration of Operational Plans.

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Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). Special Operations Command) to continue prototyping over the summer. Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here?

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Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). Special Operations Command) to continue prototyping over the summer. Fourth , would the same Lean Startup methodology (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) used in the Lean LaunchPad and NSF I-Corps class work here?