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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. And the best startups spun out of Stanford were building components for weapon systems.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

20+ guest speakers on technology and its impact on national power – prior secretaries of defense and state, current and prior National Security council members, four-star generals who lead service branches. Team Army Venture Capital. Final problem statement : Chinese adversarial venture capital investments in U.S.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, supply chain issues persist despite the fact that the pandemic is now in the rearview — and venture capital funding has looked to dry up almost overnight. Do Not Fear! This is an Opportunity!

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Another frequent partner for Hauser Private Equity is the Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Digital Transformation.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles.

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National Industrial Policy – Private Capital and The America’s Frontier Fund Steps Up

Steve Blank

passed the CHIPS and Science Act , one of the first pieces of national industrial policy – government planning and intervention in a specific industry — in the last 50 years, in this case for semiconductors. Today the United States is in great power competition with China. Last month the U.S. Unlike the U.S.,

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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

National Security is Now Dependent on Commercial Technology. For decades, satellites that took detailed pictures of Earth were only available to governments and the high-resolution images were classified. government satellite in orbit. They’re not the only startup in this fight. In the U.S.,

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