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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

When I got out of the Air Force after Vietnam, I lived in Michigan and I installed process control systems in automobile assembly plants and steel mills across the industrial heart of the Midwest. And while we gave those policies polite names like globalization and outsourcing, the consequences have wreaked havoc on towns like Janesville.

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On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

alone, topping half a million — exceeding the number of deaths across World Wars I and II and Vietnam combined) to devastating economic burdens ( exacerbating pre-pandemic record levels of income inequality). of GDP) than at any other time in the last 70 years (government spending on R&D peaked at around 2% in 1964).

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. If manufacturers can increase productivity , they can produce more without increasing costs, then they are more globally competitive. 13- Showcase different communities.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

Throughout the 1990s, we were focused on how to integrate China into the global system so that it would become a responsible stakeholder. It was time to take their claim, their rightful place in the international community. But also, to bring more tech talent into government to really help speed the transformation process.

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How Silicon Valley Influences The UK’s University Spin-out Company Culture

YoungUpstarts

The success of this technology hub has continued to influence global innovators around the world. For some examples of its influence, programming schools are springing up faster than ever in Vietnam with help from the government. Of the 131 startups valued at $1B and above Silicon Valley is home to 53 of them.