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

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape all the elements of national power (America’s influence and footprint on the world stage). Yan Nee Lee, “ 2 Charts Show how Much the World Depends on Taiwan for Semiconductors ” CNBC , Mar. designed technology into their military systems?

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Final Problem Statement: How can we create an open, free Internet and maintain effective lines of communication in Taiwan in preparation for a potential invasion? Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes?

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What’s Plan B? – The Small, the Agile, and the Many

Steve Blank

They converted reefs in international waters into airbases, creating unsinkable aircraft carriers that extend the range of their aircraft and are armed with surface to air missiles make it dangerous to approach China’s mainland and Taiwan. Instead, iterative design approaches dominate software design. What To Do About It?

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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

Up and Running

Starting a business means you get to select the people you work with, which Jeremy Durant, co-founder of Bop Design, a marketing agency, says is one of the biggest reasons to start a business. The business, which introduces cultures to kids through books and other products, is run from Tainan, Taiwan. “If Find TrueShip on Facebook!

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The Semiconductor Ecosystem – Explained

Steve Blank

The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act , our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC , China, etc. Those companies and government agencies then design the chips into systems and devices (e.g. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools.

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London Calling

Startup Lessons Learned

His method advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional product development practices. The day kicks off with a corporate event at RedGate Software. Employees only.

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Secrets of The World’s Best Brands

crowdSPRING Blog

In 2010, Mexian brand Corona made the list; this year, HTC from Taiwan made the top 100. Such collaborative efforts are strategic – designed to combine creativity and expertise, and to broaden the appeal of both brands to more consumers around the world. If you’re building a software product, give it a personality.