Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Provide a continual output of minimal viable products that can act as catalysts for solutions to the toughest problems. Simultaneously, each of us was actively engaged in helping different branches of the government understand, react, and deliver solutions in a rapidly changing and challenging environment. and globally.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The goal of Hacking for Allies , (which will launch a second cohort next week,) is to connect dual-use startups (those that sell to companies and government agencies) in allied nations to the U.S. Last fall, Russia conducted a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament. defense ecosystem.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. Emerging market governments often implement measures that support industrialization and prompt economic expansion. The Bottom Line.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

This emerging opportunity reflects the urgency of keeping pace with rivals like China and Russia, who are furiously integrating commercial technologies like AI, quantum computing, and unmanned systems into their armed forces. Is there strong interest for the product?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It’s worth considering the reasons why nations decline — they lose allies, a decline in economic power (the UK in the 20th Century); they lose interest in global affairs (China in the 15th Century); internal/civil conflicts (Russia in the 20th Century.) neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

Apart from being one of the best events from a production point of view (lots of attention to detail from communication to infrastructure and design) it was an opportunity to learn, network and get inspired. In a nutshell, they believe that AI development is inevitable, and that it cannot be locked in a lab to be developed in secret.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

The disadvantage is that its methodology was based on the old waterfall model of product development and not the agile and lean methods that startups use today. For example, our Intel Technology To Market Accelerator took 22 teams from 11 countries across 15 time zones, from northern Russia to southern Chile and from Saudi Arabia to the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Various countries are interested in drilling in the Arctic, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and in other productive areas, and in new areas that have not yet been explored. The United States and Russia have led these explorations in their own territories. Exploring New Areas.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

And I’ve watched how, in a blink of an eye, technology went from products used by the very few, to ending up in the pockets of billions, bringing social change and corporate disruption. Written language enabled the creation of large societies and with them, governments. The mass production of books changed that.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

16:25) Be aware of what's happening in the marketing of your products, learn everything you can about what's going on in your industry to set your company up for the future. (18:56) 47:20) Mark's predictions for how business and society are going to change, the products we'll need and the opportunities that will come out of those needs. (48:11)

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

They hope to “solve tangled and wicked problems inherited in the rapid urbanization,” according to research from the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany. Skolkovo Innovation City in Russia has been recognized as an attempt to emulate Silicon Valley. Rapid urbanization is a crisis.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

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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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

By the mid-18th century, the Empress had decreed that vodka distilleries were the exclusive purview of the government and and in the latter half of the 1700s taxes on Vodka sales were responsible for up to 40% of the Czar’s revenue! The invention ultimately led to the commercial production of the modern film projector.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Many start-ups are going through ups and downs and this change would both incentivize them to hire more when things are going well and lay off less people in the downturns Examples from other countries: Russia reduced IT companies’ social contributions from 30% to 14% until the end of year 2017 2.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2021

But a half-century ago, the country started to disconnect from each other and our government when we eliminated national service. Others found it politically and/or financially profitable to create distrust in the government institutions that protect and bind us. Few of my students knew what the DoD or other branches of government did.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 8, 2019

It’s one of the quickest ways to describe and prioritize innovation ideas in a large company or government agency. However, in the 21 st century the Three Horizons model has a fatal flaw that could put companies out of business and government agencies behind their adversaries. The three horizons are not bound by time.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. That same year China fell to the communists under Mao Zedong, and the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan. Where were their production facilities?

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Babbling VC

MAY 13, 2010

Even the governments are doing their part, like it or not, as is the case in France and Germany. Add Russia to the mix and we’re talking about a real market. Basically everyone is moving their product to “the cloud”. You have super angels springing up all over the place. Funds like Index are launching new, dedicated seed funds.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

But also, to bring more tech talent into government to really help speed the transformation process. And then they say, “Well, the next time we can actually insert you into the program and for a production contract is 2023, two and a half years from now.” But there are ways to serve in other parts of the US government.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Now that I’ve mapped out key first steps that need to be taken and important cultural nuances to be aware of when expanding your business into Asia , many CEOs ask me if they can actually locate their engineering and product teams here and expect the same level of quality they get in the Valley. My simple answer is: absolutely.

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VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

NSO – Offensive cyber espionage tools for governments (Raised $130M) – 60% of the company is owned by PE fund Francisco Partners. Gett – Taxi hailing and deliveries in Israel, Russia and UK (Raised $102M). Yotpo – Clever product reviews in eCommerce websites (Raised $29M).

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S.

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David Teten

APRIL 30, 2018

They achieve product/market fit while based abroad, and then sometimes gradually move key business functions to the US and Western European tech hubs. As a result, the Canadian government created the Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative. As of 2017, 421 companies have passed through the program in 6 U.S.

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View from Seed

APRIL 20, 2022

Even in a sustained downturn, tech is likely to be a driving force of economic productivity improvements rather than the proximate cause of recession (as in 2001). At a company level, global supply chains made it possible to source and build products faster and cheaper with a “just in time” model.

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Venture Chronicles

APRIL 15, 2015

I came across Passwork today and was really impressed with the presentation as well as focus of the product. This is the kind of product that I would instinctively sign up for and test drive… but for an unrelated reason I started poking around on their site to find out more about the company. and Russian governments.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

She had over 15 years doing product management and corporate management before she became an entrepreneur. If there is one person who is able to provide creative solutions to complicated problems for governments, corporations and NFOs, it is definitely Holly Ransom. Holly Ransom. Website: emergent.global. Website: talentculture.com.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Strategic plans so carefully developed now look like Napoleon’s disastrous return from his invasion of Russia (see graphic). Even when we have it, the ramp up to production, logistics to distribute, and the issues related to reluctance will slow things down. Like all huge government programs there will be SNAFU’s.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

You start to see weird things like Russia and India are the same. This example is about the very sad reality of the Ebola epidemic and the sadder still inaction by governments (like ours). I'm sure that information like this played a key role in getting our government, and likely others, to jump and take action when they did.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. is engaged in great power competition with both China and Russia. All which leads to today’s topic, the other great power – Russia. Russia’s Pivot to Asia & the Chinese-Russian Relationship. Class 3 Required Readings. Fall of the USSR.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

I feel confident that money was his motivation in running for President and in doing whatever it is he did with Russia. I feel confident that money was his [Trump] motivation in running for President and in doing whatever it is he did with Russia. But the U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 26, 2018

No democratic government will ever ban technology. By their nature, governments must protect innovation. In the long run, a healthy strategy for a government is to encourage innovation, including the use of cryptocurrency. It is a minor example, but it is important for both governments and companies.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The instruments of national power brought to bear in this “whole of government approach” were long known by the acronym DIME (Diplomatic, Information, Military and Economic) and in recent years have expanded to include “FIL”- finance, intelligence and law enforcement-or DIME-FIL. With Russia? Is doing so productive for U.S.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Conservatives counter that these same social platforms are silencing conservative voices and call for government regulation to ensure that their opinions are heard. Both of the political perspectives above overlook the underlying problem: We haven’t agreed on a set of goals for how social media should impact civil society.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. Enter blockchain.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

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.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

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