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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

is now engaged in great power competition with both China and Russia. The third class focused on Russia, which is asserting itself as a great power challenger. We learned how Russia pursues security and economic interests in parallel with its ideological aims. Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts].

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

In addition to speaking at IDCEE’13 in Kyiv, Cooper had another goal in visiting Ukraine (and Russia, a couple of days before that). The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have been sort of anchors for oDesk on the technical side,” Cooper explained.

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The Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Startup Blog: Arctic Startup. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship. Business Angels: FiBAn , Sitra. 9-to-5 Venture Capital.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. I call this process “ triangulation ” and highlighted it that blog post I wrote on the topic.

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The Helsinki Spring

ReadWriteStart

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Blank teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford University and UC Berkeley and blogs at steveblank.com. This is the first of two posts about Finland and entrepreneurship.

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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

10 Brand New and Free Tools for Designers | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCqP8. 45 Amazing and Free Photoshop Actions | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCY7z. 45 Amazing and Free Photoshop Actions | Vandelay Design Blog - crowdspring.co/GZCY7z. 110 People Own 35% of Russia’s Wealth - crowdspring.co/19D9pi8.

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Unveiling Possibilities: Learnings from TED 2023 in Vancouver

VC Cafe

It’s hard to summarise a whole week in a short blog post, but I wanted to share a few thoughts on key themes from the conference and what I learned. The TED blog Can you imagine a Dolphin giving a TED talk about the impact of warming oceans in a few years? Karen goes deeper on this topic in her book, The Sounds of Life.