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What Every Bitcoin Investor Should Learn From a Dictator Named “Awesome”

Austin Startup

When he heard that Kublai was just printing his own money, he saw his path to riches and summoned the Ambassador from Kublai’s court, demanding to see the new paper currency. He demanded that everyone accept these new notes as currency. Second, governments can block people from using Bitcoin as a measure of exchange.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. That approach doesn’t work anymore.

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The Interview, Censorship, Terrorism, Dr. Evil, and Lots of Other Stuff

Feld Thoughts

North Korea says huh, what, wait, it wasn’t us and seeks a joint probe with US on Sony hack (yeah – like that is going to happen.) Oh, and did you realize the US government actually made a $15 billion profit on TARP ? 2600 weighs in with a deliciously ironic offer to help Sony get distribution for The Interview.

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Watch Out for Seven Traits Of A Dominant Visionary

YoungUpstarts

by Rob Shelton, co-author of “ The Brilliant Jerk Conundrum: Thriving with and Governing a Dominant Visionary “ Dominant visionaries that lead companies do not act or think like most people. That makes them difficult to work with, govern, or even talk to. Demanding work environments and brilliant CEOs go hand in hand.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 3

Steve Blank

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. Dmitri Trenin, “ A Five-Year Outlook for Russian Foreign Policy: Demands, Drivers, and Influences ” Carnegie Moscow Center , 2016. How much is he the system of government versus the product of a system? North Korea/Iran/Non-Nation States.