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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. Team Protocol One – Ensuring JTAC to Pilot Communication. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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Giving Tuesday: Five Ways to Engage Your Board

Board Effect

The original two founders were soon joined by Cisco, Mashable, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Sony, Aldo, Groupon, UNICEF, Google, Skype, Microsoft and Unilever, which became additional founding members. Outline a Giving Tuesday campaign for your board. New donors from community. New members. Website donations.

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3 Tips For Hiring Managers On How To Recruit Veterans

YoungUpstarts

A veteran might tell you that they ‘drove a truck in Iraq’. Founder of The Constantine Group Justin Constantine is an inspirational speaker and leadership consultant who serves as a liaison between the military and corporate communities. He received a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq. Ask for details.

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

Charity: water works with local NGO’s on the ground to deploy capital and resources to directly impact those in need in rural communities. Its website has a feature that allows you to create a “birthday campaign”, a program in which friends can donate to your personal online fundraiser in lieu of gifts.

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6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

mashable.com

Pros: There’s no registration required, and the site maintains a sizable community of experienced coders who are up for side projects. GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and. Coders can create anonymous profiles and accept solicitations to work on projects or join a team. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location.

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Who Will Champion Entrepreneurship?

Seeing Both Sides

In his Oval Office speech on Iraq , President Obama acknowledged his concerns about the economy and declared, “Our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs back to work…We must unleash…innovation…and nurture the ideas the spring from our entrepreneurs.”.

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Five Questions for Alec Ross: Secretary Clinton’s Senior Advisor for Innovation

Hunter Walker

During my time at YouTube, I saw a number of my former Google colleagues take roles on the campaign or in the administration. ” Can you briefly explain what that meant and why you sent me to Iraq? :). Obama was the first Presidential tenure of my adult life where I felt as if I could get involved and make a difference.