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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. Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. Newell ran the U.S.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Diplomats

crowdSPRING Blog

No matter on which side of this month’s debate over the Iran nuclear agreement you happen to fall on, we all agree that talking beats destroying and even the most ardent foes of President Obama’s deal with the Iranian government will surely agree that the attempt at an agreement is preferable to a military option.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4

Steve Blank

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. We just held our fourth sessions of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4 – Bridge Colby

Steve Blank

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. We just held our fourth sessions of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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Is social media good or bad for us? Yes.

Reid Hoffman

Conservatives counter that these same social platforms are silencing conservative voices and call for government regulation to ensure that their opinions are heard. During the past few years, significant political manipulation by foreign operatives occurred in smaller networks like 4Chan as well.