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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. The framework has the team talking not just to potential customers but also with people responsible for legal, support, contracting, policy, and finance.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 3

Steve Blank

In class 1, we learned that national power is the combination of a country’s diplomacy (soft power and alliances), information/intelligence, its military, economic strength, finance, intelligence, and law enforcement. North Korea/Iran/Non-Nation States. This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL.

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Can the Bitcoin code be forbidden by democratic governments?

The Startup Magazine

Beyond the independent and verified trials that show that bitcoin is not a sure method either for drug trafficking or terrorist financing, we are going on the narrower wire of more or less objective and documented articles in the press. People can be manipulated to be against the bitcoin.