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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

faces “two plus three” threats – the two peer adversaries China and Russia, plus the three – regional threats from Iran, North Korea as well as the non-nation state actors. Today the U.S. The strategy called for a pivot of our defense from fighting terrorists to preparing for confrontations with the “two plus three.”.

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Twitter Link Roundup #171 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link]. Massive bot network is draining $6 million a month from online ad industry – [link]. Rare recount of escaping North Korea – [link]. The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013 | Gigaom – [link].

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

North Korea. Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea.

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

You communicate, interact and network with each other in a way that’s unique in the history of our species. Today, China, Russia, North Korea and other countries have locked their citizens behind a great firewall. Living “phone forward” and connecting to the world through this software seems normal – to you.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

Today there is a national network of 40 colleges and universities teaching Hacking for Defense. We’ve created a network of entrepreneurial students who understand the security threats facing the country and engaged them in partnership with islands of innovation in the DOD/IC.

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Your No Fear Career

YoungUpstarts

I’m not talking about jumping out of airplanes or crossing the border into North Korea. I made a name for myself at Turner Networks as a Media Marketing Specialist on the team that launched TNT and turned CNN into “The World’s News Leader.” The things I do are fearless on another level.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4

Steve Blank

The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) The US has a significant advantage in its network of alliances and partners. If you can’t see the slides click here.

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