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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

The second is a preference for product over strategy. Pretotyping is about what to do before the minimum viable product. Doing it well bakes into the system a preference for hypotheses rather than opinions; fast experiments rather than big plans; and testing ideas and strategies, not just products and technologies.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

Research universities also became an integral part of the military ecosystem as the federal government pumped billions into supporting science. bases in Guam and Okinawa. Science and startups have come a long way since the 1980’s when the Chinese government owned everything and controlled it through a central planning system.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

Research universities also became an integral part of the military ecosystem as the federal government pumped billions into supporting science. bases in Guam and Okinawa. Science and startups have come a long way since the 1980’s when the Chinese government owned everything and controlled it through a central planning system.

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