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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. We invest in Code for America (“Peace Corps for Geeks”). Our website.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Their financial models are based on membership fees that grant access to a shared coworking space, resources, and access to other founders and operational expertise. Venture studios create startups by incubating their own ideas or ideas from their partners. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

In class six we discussed unmanned systems and autonomy and how the advent of these weapons will change operational concepts and the face of war. Greg Autry & Steve Kwast, “ America is Losing the Second Space Race to China ” Foreign Policy, Aug. America’s Space Forces. and its partners to mitigate that threat?

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. Team Neurosmart – Optimizing Performance of Special Operators. Stay tuned.

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We are Adding a Principal to Our Investment Team

View from Seed

You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. About NextView.

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Simbe’s Inventory Robots Are So Good, They Just Raised $28 Million

ReadWriteStart

With this new round of funding, Simbe will be able to reach out to more retail partners around the world and spread its message of how AI and robotics can improve the shopping experience for consumers. When compared to rival inventory robot manufacturers, Simbe Robotics stands out for its emphasis on front-of-store operations.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world. I’m partnered with four great organizations to deliver the program. If you can’t see the video above click here.).

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