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

Steve Blank

is now engaged in great power competition with both China and Russia. The third class focused on Russia, which is asserting itself as a great power challenger. We learned how Russia pursues security and economic interests in parallel with its ideological aims. Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry.

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

The Internet might be truly global then, but the world of startups still revolves much around Silicon Valley. The old continent often looks up to the Valley as a sort of Eldorado of IT. Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries.

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The Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford

Steve Blank

75 years ago, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) helped kickstart innovation in Silicon Valley with a series of grants to Fred Terman , Dean of Stanford’s Engineering school. The Center combines six unique strengths of Stanford and its location in Silicon Valley. and globally. Steve, Joe and Raj. Lessons Learned.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. However, most countries don’t have sufficient population to support scale with just their local market and ultimately need to be global players – from day one. Born Global or Die Local. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally.

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Artificial Intelligence And Global Ethics

YoungUpstarts

To those currently working on AI solutions and applications, with the hopes of commercializing them globally, I’d like you to think deeply on the following question: Just because you have the technological prowess to create your awesome AI solution, when you take a step back and ponder its implications, do you think you should?

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits.