Community, Government and Vietnam

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

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup. There was a time when much of U.S.

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E Pluribus Unum – A Rallying Cry for National Service

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2021

I had a great career as an entrepreneur, but always believed that at some point in your life you need to serve others – whether it’s God, country, community, or family. But a half-century ago, the country started to disconnect from each other and our government when we eliminated national service. Disconnection.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. 13- Showcase different communities. That is when I decided I wanted to pivot my business to showcase the different communities I have had the privilege of visiting.

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The Path of Our Lives

Steve Blank

JULY 8, 2014

At 19 I joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Yet when the Vietnam War wound down, we were both sent to bases in different parts of the U.S. Most take what they learned in school, get a job, marry, buy a house, have a family, become a great parent, serve their god, community and country, hang with friends and live a good life.

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Cynicism in Silicon Valley

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 21, 2020

Readers of this blog and my book Startup Communities know that I’m a huge fan of AnnaLee Saxenian. It has a politics—this Vietnam-era rejection of the military-industrial complex, rejection of the mainframe, Big Business, Big Government, big universities.” She has a great quote in The Atlantic article.

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

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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. We came out of Vietnam. For some of us, it’s going to be going into government service or serving in the military.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

As I touched on before, China and India have the most mature VC communities. Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." For example, Santa Clara had a community-spread case early in March.

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

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

First , would students to sign up for a class that engaged them in national service with the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community? college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). And we’re excited it to share it all with other educators and sponsors in the DOD/Intel community.

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

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

First , would students to sign up for a class that engaged them in national service with the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community? college campuses circa the Vietnam War (and the riots and student protests at Stanford ). And we’re excited it to share it all with other educators and sponsors in the DOD/Intel community.

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

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

For some examples of its influence, programming schools are springing up faster than ever in Vietnam with help from the government. Secondly, the companies have mirrored Silicon Valley’s success by focusing on working with surrounding communities and going into partnerships that will benefit already established local businesses.

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Adeo Ressi: Singapore Has The Highest Funding Rate, But That May Not Be A Good Thing

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2012

He also believes that some of the most innovative ideas are coming out of Paris and the highest rate of ideas being funded are in Berlin and in Singapore, the latter due to the active involvement of the government. The Founder Institute now has three chapters in this region, namely Singapore, Vietnam, and Jakarta. On South East Asia.

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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

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. but that the supporting service jobs would also disappear in the community. Five stars for the reporting.

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

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

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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