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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2

Steve Blank

Our proposition to the class is that once the pattern is understood we can manage it and hopefully accelerate it. Army, both internal ( existing leadership ) and external (existing contractors,) used these early WWW1 failures as rationale to keep the status quo – in this case horses/cavalry. Slides 10-13).

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2 – Max Boot

Steve Blank

Our proposition to the class is that once the pattern is understood we can manage it and hopefully accelerate it. Army, both internal ( existing leadership ) and external (existing contractors,) used these early WWW1 failures as rationale to keep the status quo – in this case horses/cavalry. Slides 10-13).

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Startup CEO: The Online Course

OnlyOnce

So far over 1,300 people have signed up for Startup CEO from countries as far-flung as the China, Brasil, Iran, the U.K., Books Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Management Startup CEO Startup Revolution NovoEd' Australia and, of course, Silicon valley. This is an exciting extension of the book for me to watch unfold.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

And they have been selling these systems to other countries (Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc.). Today, China can do this in the Pacific and to a limited extent, Iran has this capability in the Persian Gulf. And yes, like any complex project they still manage to be over budget and miss their delivery schedule.).

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Twitter Link Roundup #331 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design , web design , startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Learn to lead and manage your business like a pro. — crowdspring (@crowdspring) March 26, 2018. .

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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. The result will be agency leadership creating new organizational structures that make innovation a continual process rather than an ad hoc series of heroic efforts.

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