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

Steve Blank

During World War II the United States did something its adversaries did not; it enlisted professors and graduate students as civilians in 105 colleges and universities to build advanced weapon systems — nuclear weapons, radar, etc. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup. However, those activities are not enough.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

The readings, lectures, and guest speakers explored how emerging commercial technologies pose challenges and create opportunities for the United States in strategic competition with great power rivals with an emphasis on the People’s Republic of China. We focused on the challenges created when U.S. Guest Speakers.

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Canoo: The EV Startup That’s Proving the Doubters Wrong

ReadWriteStart

In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial situation of Canoo as well as the efforts that the company is making to collaborate with the federal government. However, the outlook is not good.

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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

This process costs money, which professional investors are not willing to contribute, since their interest is in scaling a proven product and business model into a growth business. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

United States San Francisco Bay Home to Silicon Valley, which houses some of the most prominent tech startups and multinational firms, the San Francisco Bay area remains one of the top startup hubs in the U.S. To Enpal and Moss, reigning from Berlin, Germany, here’s a rundown of some of the world’s best startup capital for 2023.

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A step-by-step guide to HR outsourcing

The Startup Magazine

Employee performance management entails regularly assessing your employees’ productivity and ensuring that their objectives align with the organization’s. For example, you should research the most recent market norms for workers’ compensation and compare them to each person’s production in your company.

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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.