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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 8 – AI – Chris Lynch and Nand Mulchandani

Steve Blank

We just held our eighth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. What will it take for Texas to produce startups of that kind of scale and impact in technology, food, retail, entertainment, energy, education, real estate, transportation and health? Department of Defense.

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Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

Steve Blank

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. One of the groups I spoke to was the Australian Sports Technology Network. Born Global or Die Local. Regional Ecosystems. Bay of Fires Tasmania. It doesn’t.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win. billion deal to Disney.

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Innovation Outposts and The Evolution of Corporate R&D

Steve Blank

During the last three years he’s worked with over 100 companies, many of which established Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley. He’s now helping companies get the most out of their relationships with Silicon Valley. As Carlota Perez points out , (see Figure 1) technology revolutions happen every half-century or so.

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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.

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Why Defense Could Now Be a Market for Startups

Steve Blank

Department of Defense is coming to grips with the idea that the technologies it needs to keep the country safe and secure are no longer exclusively owned by the military or its prime contractors. The military is clamoring for cutting-edge technologies in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomy.