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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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The Innovation Insurgency Scales – Hacking For Defense (H4D)

Steve Blank

The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. Its systems were struggling to manage the rapidly increasing torrent of information being collected. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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Preparing for Chaos – the Life of a Startup « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

This book may be the Iraq war equivalent of “ Dispatches &# which defined Vietnam for my generation. Both reminded me why National Service would be a very good idea.)

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The Innovation Insurgency Scales – Hacking For Defense (H4D)

Steve Blank

The CIA set up In-Q-Tel to be the venture capital arm of the intelligence community to speed the insertion of technologies. Its systems were struggling to manage the rapidly increasing torrent of information being collected. They realized that commercial applications of technology were often more advanced than those used internally.

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

Steve Blank

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. Failure to support their potential disruptive talent means it will go elsewhere. And not just one.

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Who Will Champion Entrepreneurship?

Seeing Both Sides

In his Oval Office speech on Iraq , President Obama acknowledged his concerns about the economy and declared, “Our most urgent task is to restore our economy and put the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs back to work…We must unleash…innovation…and nurture the ideas the spring from our entrepreneurs.”. .