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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 16 – Acquisition & Sustainment – Ellen Lord

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed 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. Capturing market space versus Russia, for instance. Today’s topic was Acquisition and Sustainment and Modern War.

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Why Defense Could Now Be a Market for Startups

Steve Blank

This emerging opportunity reflects the urgency of keeping pace with rivals like China and Russia, who are furiously integrating commercial technologies like AI, quantum computing, and unmanned systems into their armed forces. A startup could land a contract worth up to $3 million within months of entering the defense market.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

These “Dual Companies”, companies that often keep operational presence in their home countries, raise 30% more funding than purely domestic startups. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. . Two of our companies have African-American CEOs; two have Latino CEOs. (I

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

These “Dual Companies”, companies that often keep operational presence in their home countries, raise 30% more funding than purely domestic startups. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. . Two of our companies have African-American CEOs; two have Latino CEOs. (I

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35 Leading Women Entrepreneurs Paving The Way For Success

Designmantic Blog

She was one of the founding members of the Athena Network in 2005 where she also served as its Operations Director and supported over 30 Regional Directors. She initially started out as professional circus juggler in Russia after dropping out of school but soon turned to acting and video-making when she discovered YouTube. Jill Foster.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

Only when a platform felt its reputation might be impinged did they escalate to crack down on their newfound monetization. In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially. But I digress. Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

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