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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. Government agencies to provide context and perspective on commercial technologies and national security. Government. We focused on the challenges created when U.S.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. If scooters were not being stolen, reprogrammed, vandalized, thrown into lakes, hung from trees, or pooped on, many city governments felt they were being hustled by these companies in a post-Uber world.

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VC Governance FAQ: (9) Does an anemic IPO market deter VC investing?

Pascal's View

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? For more on the SEC Concept Release, click HERE. Yes I do. equity markets. I believe that the U.S. You would think that maybe the stewards of the U.S.

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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. Once we saw this evidence, we thought, "Wait a sec, we can actually do something about it." I am Eric Ries. Let me ask you about your background. We didn't feel it in that visceral way.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Adrian Kunzle, Head of Firmwide Engineering & Architecture (CTO), JP Morgan Chase. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. A few companies (Google, Amazon, MSFT) have compute economies of scale that no other entity can touch, including government. 15 yrs at MS.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 7 – Jack Shanahan

Steve Blank

In commercial tech you call that an integrated product team, It’s acquisition with software engineering with UI/UX. The relationship ended when Google employees forced the company’s withdraw­­­ from the project. Project Maven became the basis for what we did in the JAIC. We started with a cross-functional team.

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Taking Silicon Valley’s Innovation Message to Washington: A Special Event on Cyber Security at the National Press Club June 25th Sponsored by the Security Innovation Network

Pascal's View

I am joining an unusual group of thought leaders crossing big business, small business, academia, venture capital, and government who have all come together to address the urgent need for solutions to our nation's cyber security vulnerabilities: Admiral (Ret.) Former DOD Deputy Under Sec. Michael McConnell. CEO, The Finley Group.