Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2017

In exchange our government sponsors benefit from 1) access to talent that most likely would never have served the country, 2) getting solutions as minimum viable products/prototypes in 10 weeks, 3) exposure to a problem solving methodology used in Silicon Valley and battle tested in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. We just held our first Hacking for Defense Educators Class with 75 attendees.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Technology to Weapons to Doctrine.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley. During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2009

This book may be the Iraq war equivalent of “ Dispatches &# which defined Vietnam for my generation. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Both reminded me why National Service would be a very good idea.) Reply spy bugs , on May 4, 2009 at 10:14 am Said: Thanks a lot, wonderful post. Order Here.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I have the opportunity to build bridges from NYC to Nairobi, from Dhaka to Denver, from Silicon Valley to Singapore. It could be the little girl in Iraq who grows up to be a scientist that makes the discovery which will one day save an American life. And learn from each other.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Why this is possible is that at its core the Hacking for X for pedagogy is built around the same Lean methodology that’s been proven on the battlefield of Iraq and Afghanistan, Silicon Valley and the 1000+ teams from the National Science Foundation. The answers to all of these questions are yes, yes, yes and yes.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Steve is CEO of MovieLabs the joint R&D lab of all the major motion picture studios. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Why this is possible is that at its core the Hacking for X for pedagogy is built around the same Lean methodology that’s been proven on the battlefield of Iraq and Afghanistan, Silicon Valley and the 1000+ teams from the National Science Foundation. The answers to all of these questions are yes, yes, yes and yes.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. We just held our first Hacking for Defense Educators Class with 75 attendees.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2016

The future is here it’s just distributed unevenly – Silicon Valley view of tech adoption. For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) For example, we can cruise offshore of potential adversaries (Iraq and Syria) who can’t get to our carriers. that’s pretty easy.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents. He’s spent the last four years in Silicon Valley out of uniform continuing that work. Solution 5 : The reality is that the DoD/IC is not Silicon Valley. Newell ran the U.S.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

HW: I don’t mean to reveal book spoilers, but how does Silicon Valley fare? ” Can you briefly explain what that meant and why you sent me to Iraq? :). Does its historical advantage in technology innovation expand or contract in the next decade?

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Reid Hoffman

APRIL 14, 2013

Identity” has become somewhat of a dirty word, especially in Silicon Valley circles. Silicon Valley is famous for its belief that it is a pure meritocracy, but I’ve noticed that most of the loudest advocates for this belief are young white men, and most of its other advocates are older white men. Geography matters.

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2017

Putting theory into practice, he went to Iraq in 2008 as part of the 75th Ranger Regiment, in support of a Joint Special Operations Task Force. He did a tour with the 75th Ranger Regiment as a platoon leader. In 2005, he returned to West Point (where he earned his undergrad degree) and ran the Combating Terrorism Center.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Steve is CEO of MovieLabs the joint R&D lab of all the major motion picture studios.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Steve Weinstein a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley technology companies and Hollywood media companies. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Steve is CEO of MovieLabs the joint R&D lab of all the major motion picture studios. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy. This line in your article stood out to me: "Much of what makes the USA, and Silicon Valley in particular, such a great place to start a company is the result of good government policy."

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Hunter Walker

MAY 15, 2017

In April 2009 I was invited to visit Iraq as part of the first delegation. HW: Silicon Valley isn’t demographically or economically representative of the “average American.” AR: I’m usually a defender of Silicon Valley but I have to agree that it is isolated from what most of America is going through.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What do you think is the opportunity for Silicon Valley and the students in our class here at Stanford, to play a role in national security? I’m a two-star general I’m out in western Iraq. And try keeping our values foremost, to show the world we mean to make this work. We are not out to keep China down.

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

Marine Corps veteran who served four tours in Iraq, including two tours as a platoon commander and two tours as a Special Assistant to Gen. Today, innovation isn’t happening at the big defense contractors as much as it’s happening right here in Silicon Valley. I got my chief of staff from Silicon Valley.

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