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Reorganizing the DoD to Deter China and Win in the Ukraine – A Road Map for Congress

Steve Blank

Worse, China will learn from and apply the lessons from Russia’s failures in the Ukraine at an ever increasing pace. Allocate its budget and resources equally between traditional sources of production and the creation of new from 21st-century arsenals – new shipyards, drone manufacturers, etc. Coordinate with Allies.

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Like Their Customers, Tech Startups Will Weather the Storm

ReadWriteStart

In 2022, we saw unusual supply constraints — lingering post-coronavirus supply chain issues, a persistently tight labor market , and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — converge with high demand — partly fueled by heavy government stimulus during the first two years of the pandemic.

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Rustam Gilfanov: “The Business Plan Of A Startup Is A Test Of The Idea’s Survival Potential”

YoungUpstarts

Make sure there will be a demand for your product. Focus on how your product can help mitigate economic shocks. It is also important for Rustam Gilfanov to develop charity projects in Ukraine, the largest of which are “????????” Test the Idea. When compiling a business plan, focus on specific market segments.

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Pros and Cons of the Offshore Company for Software Development

The Startup Magazine

Hiring an expert from, say, Ukraine or another offshore development center may significantly lower the cost of paying programmers’ salaries, as well as totally eliminate the expense of equipment purchases and utility costs, whether the customer is based in the US, EU, UK, or Australia. Lower cost of development.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

As the global economic situation deteriorates amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs, many aspiring entrepreneurs might be tempted to give up and wait for better days. However, a crisis can also be a golden opportunity to launch a new product or service, as long as the startup at the origin applies specific methods.

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Success Stories of Previous Winners at the Vernadsky Challenge

The Startup Magazine

Ukraine is a country rich in talents in the technology industry. Ukraine has never had a lot of investment possibilities for hardware startups. The Challenge is just 3 years old; it was initiated in 2015 by the Head of Google Ukraine, Dmitry Sholomko, and managing partner of Noosphere Ventures, Max Polyakov. Technovator XE.

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Lean Meets Wicked Problems

Steve Blank

Throughout the class teams had the flexibility to select the tools they felt appropriate to rapidly gain an holistic understanding and yet to develop a minimum viable product to address and experiment with each of the wicked problems. The team working on Ukraine did not fly there for obvious reasons. Characteristics of each.

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