OnlyOnce

JULY 20, 2023

He was literally coming to us live from his command center in Iraq or Afghanistan when he was running the whole theater of war over there. The post Formula for Strategic Leadership appeared first on The Startup CEO blog. Years ago, I heard then General David Petraeus give a talk to a small group of us about leadership.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Small startups rarely have a recruiting professional on their team — or even someone who has enough spare time to imitate a recruiting professional. One effective strategy is to recruit job seekers who already have their hearts set on working for a startup. The site grew out of Startup Digest , a mailing list of startup events.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year? A tech Startup OTOH may find themselves having to pivot as new players and innovation come into their market. And Good luck! Others, were great ideas.

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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. I’ve paraphrased his speech into the language of a startup. Startups are inherently chaos. Every potential startup founder should think about their level of comfort operating in chaos and uncertainty.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2018

In 1294 Gaykhatu (literally, “Awesome” in Mongolian) was the leader of one Hoard of Mongols ruling over what is now Iran, Iraq and Southwest Asia. So how did fiat currencies get started and what can we learn from these early currencies about the future of Bitcoin?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

New adversaries like ISIS in Iraq created the need for a new doctrine i.e. the 2006 Counterinsurgency Field Manual 3-24. New startups/companies rarely break into the system. Operational Concepts are the Minimum Viable Products of the practical application of a doctrine against a specific enemy in a specific environment.)

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In-Q-Tel invests in startups developing technologies that provide ready-soon innovation (within 36 months) vital to the IC mission. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. — — — — In this second segment, Takashi Tsutsumi and Masato Iino talk about how they brought the Lean Startup to Japan. Listen to my entire chat with Takashi and Masato.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. Army as a special operations light infantry squad leader in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our goal was to teach both theory and practice. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

Despite practicing law and building tech startups, there was a big part of me that was unsatisfied in each of those roles. It all started 18 years ago when I wanted to startup my own company, I preferred to work from home and provide time for my child of 9 months. Thanks to Alison Bernstein, The Suburban Jungle ! #9- 9- I HAD to.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. The OODA Loop was the Lean Startup philosophy before lean. Iraq, Afghanistan and the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). —– But first some history… World War II.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

New adversaries like ISIS in Iraq created the need for a new doctrine i.e. the 2006 Counterinsurgency Field Manual 3-24. New startups/companies rarely break into the system. Operational Concepts are the Minimum Viable Products of the practical application of a doctrine against a specific enemy in a specific environment.)

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars ) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative. And learn from each other.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 29, 2016

It’s unfortunate for him that the Iraq debacle chipped away heavily at both and his legacy isn’t what it might have been. He was a great leader, exuding both warmth and competence. We need leaders in every walk of life, from politics to sport to business and beyond.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

I don’t recall when I first met Raanan Bar-Cohen , SVP of business things at Automattic, but I do know we were already friends before traveling to Baghdad together in 2009, sharing an amazing week in Iraq. Unless that’s the way all Swiss appear at first. A fully distributed team. An amazing community. And he hangs with Jay-Z.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In-Q-Tel invests in startups developing technologies that provide ready-soon innovation (within 36 months) vital to the IC mission. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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Austin Startup

MAY 9, 2018

Almost half of its working-age population are unemployed, and the latest United Nations Human Development Index ranks Nepal at #144 out of 188 countries, coming in behind Cambodia (#143), Zambia (#139), and Iraq (#121). Such is the driving motivation and focus of my next startup named Pani , or “water” in Nepalese.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2016

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. In a startup they’d be the founding CEO.) Portfolio: In Horizon 3, the Navy is essentially incubating a startup.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 22, 2013

Say what you will about Rumsfeld or the Iraq war, but this is actually a great and extensible quote. Leadership Management Startup CEO' That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.”

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Read about their amazing journey from Iraq to Austin and consider their catering services for your next event. Kirk Watson was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Three takeaways from ATA’s lunch-and-learn with Sen.

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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. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. Newell ran the U.S. Innovation then becomes a continuous cycle rather than a bottleneck.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

 “Without startups,” writes Senior Fellow Tim Kane, there would be no net job growth in the US economy.  The challenge is unique: poor and diminishing growth, a sticky unemployment rate, sky-high deficits and a sovereign debt that makes us one of the most fiscally irresponsible countries in the world.”.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Participate and be a part of our community! Originally published at www.tacticalinfosys.com on October 23, 2017. What is Your Favorite Biometric Modality?

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

With their extensive experience in the startup world, Ash and Hasan share profound insights from their book, “ The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed.” And despite not going to University, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of the Unicorn Startup Just Eat.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite not going to university, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of a unicorn startup – Just Eat). Hasan built a successful startup from his bedroom with nothing more than an online course and a yearning to escape the ‘rat race’. They both are award-winning authors and entrepreneurs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. And what hurdles could be eliminated?

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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. I-Corps uses Lean Startup methods to teach scientists how to turn their discoveries into entrepreneurial, job-producing businesses.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Designing and critiquing logos for web-based companies and startups is a pursuit of endless fascination for many of us. Over the years, we’ve seen enough startups come and go (and rebrand and merge) to fill a volume with how and how not to develop and execute a logo for a web company. Learn more here.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Designing and critiquing logos for web-based companies and startups is a pursuit of endless fascination for many of us. Over the years, we’ve seen enough startups come and go (and rebrand and merge) to fill a volume with how and how not to develop and execute a logo for a web company. Learn more here.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

It combines the same Lean Startup Methodology used by the National Science Foundation to commercialize science, with the rapid problem sourcing and curation methodology developed on the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq by Colonel Pete Newell and the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Such as (like, the Iraq, and, such as): Chris: "I try to blog almost every day. In fact, the only conclusion you can draw is that, like building a startup worth millions , creating a popular blog cannot be accomplished by following a formula. Thing is though, I do almost the opposite of his formula.

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” This week their customer discovery got them to the current lead in Iraq for the Joint iED Defeat Agency (JIDA) (slide 2). This helped them refine their map of how IED information flows (slide 6).

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” This week their customer discovery got them to the current lead in Iraq for the Joint iED Defeat Agency (JIDA) (slide 2). This helped them refine their map of how IED information flows (slide 6).

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Altgate

JANUARY 1, 2009

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Microsoft Buys 37signals For $300 Million The Coming Venture Capital Boom → The World Without Altgate Posted on January 1, 2009 by fnazeeri No, this blog is not going anywhere.    It is an amazing tool. 

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

The war in Iraq has cost this country trillions of dollars that could have otherwise been spent on infrastructure—the way China has. From a purely economic standpoint, investing in diplomacy has a much greater ROI than investment in war—and any general will tell you that.

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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: Technology startups tend to work from outside the system before, ironically, if they’re successfully then becoming the establishment they were trying to disrupt. It was an amazing experience for me and I’ve been close with Alec since that point.

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

It follows the journeys of innovators sharing what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. I-Corps teaches scientists and engineers how to get their technical ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace using the Lean Startup processes. How the U.S.

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