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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. While these activities shape and build culture, they don’t win wars, and rarely deliver shippable or deployable products. Startups recognize that when new circumstances arise, they can pivot — make substantive changes to their products without any new contracts.

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

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Creative product designs #11 | Designskilz – [link]. Rare recount of escaping North Korea – [link]. Walking Through the Design Process – [link]. 40 Stunning Vintage Sports Posters Inspiration – [link]. 20+ Booklets and Brochures with Stunning Typography | Artatm – [link]. – [link].

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

And I’ve watched how, in a blink of an eye, technology went from products used by the very few, to ending up in the pockets of billions, bringing social change and corporate disruption. The mass production of books changed that. And mass production of printed books fueled a reconfiguration of our society, not just our brains.

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

Steve Blank

North Korea. Rapidly iterate technology to produce solutions while searching for product-market fit. Deliver minimum viable products that match DOD/IC customer needs in an extremely short time. Yet in the last decade the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community are now facing their own disruption from ISIS.

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8 books that fundamentally changed me as a person

Jeff Hilimire

The brutal life that so many around the world are subjected to, and specifically in this book the focus is on those in North Korea, is hard to fathom. Heartbreaking is a theme so far, and this book is just as crushing as the first two. How can people treat other human beings like this? Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon.

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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. This phase also includes building initial minimal viable products (MVPs.) government federal research agencies to turn ideas into products.

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Your No Fear Career

YoungUpstarts

When we have faith in our talents, our team and our product or service, we simply can’t be in fear. I’m not talking about jumping out of airplanes or crossing the border into North Korea. I want them to move from fear into faith of themselves, their talents, their team and their product or service.