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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup. The government isn’t a bigger version of a startup and can’t act like a startup does.

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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. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. That approach doesn’t work anymore.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

The class is joint listed in Stanford’s International Policy department as well as in the Engineering School, in the department of Management Science and Engineering. — Why This Course? Bookending the class will be two past secretaries of Defense – Ash Carter and Jim Mattis.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

Dara manages Uber’s fast-growing business in 63 countries around the world and leads a global team of more than 22,000 employees. I was born in Iran and I grew up there. during a time period when immigrants were welcome, even though we were coming from Iran and relationships between Iran and the U.S. You came to the U.S.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." Had we been able to apply this strategy simultaneously nationwide, the U.S.

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Shipping Reliablity Scares and Overcoming Export Odds

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Trading lanes that were once calm and free, are being contested by geopolitical actors such as Iran, UK, China, USA and Russia. New rules and regulations spew out of government offices every single day. Risk management, more specifically business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning are the shining beacons of hope.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Here I talked about Lending Club where I understand hedge fund managers are now deploying capital to lend directly against pools of borrowers. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. And rebellion. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Collaboration.

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