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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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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

If you think about the many topics on any social media outlet, it’s easy to see that people are talking about the need for supplies of toilet paper, masks, ventilators, thermometers, and patient monitors. Not long after the attacks from Russia, North Korean hackers also used malware as a lure to inform people about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

Written language enabled the creation of large societies and with them, governments. And some governments learned how to turn radio into a weapon of mass deception. That’s the world you’re graduating into – immersed in social media, with infinite facts and continuous news. — The next wave was Radio.

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The Laws Don’t – and Can’t – Keep Up With Technology

Feld Thoughts

Expect more outrage and Facebook bashing on all media channels. But my guess is that not much will change, the outrage will move onto something else (hey – what happened to North Korea?), If you want a more mainstream explanation, How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions is pretty good.

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Elections in the AI era

Start Up Blog

We understand its potential, we anticipate its use, yet governments appear largely indifferent to its probable role in election campaigns. Historically, election interference has been a costly and challenging endeavour, typically orchestrated by rogue states like Russia, China, and North Korea.