Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We just completed the eighth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. Today’s class: Cyber. 03, 2014.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We just held our twelfth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. 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.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We just had our first week of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. If the past is a prologue, they’ll go off to senior roles in defense, policy and to the companies building new disruptive technologies. neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. And that has happened to us.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

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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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We just held our second session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. The Technology-to-Weapons-Cycle. Our second lecture was a discussion of how new technology turns into new weapons and new doctrine. If you can’t see the slides click here. The text below refers to the slides.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Yet the development of these advanced technologies is now being driven by commercial interests, not the Defense Department. Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We just had our first week of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. If the past is a prologue, they’ll go off to senior roles in defense, policy and to the companies building new disruptive technologies. neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. And that has happened to us.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 19, 2023

is supporting a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously attempting to deter a China cross-strait invasion of Taiwan. This has allowed the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) to integrate private capital and commercial technology and use them as a force multiplier to dominate the South China Sea and prepare for a cross-strait invasion of Taiwan.

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Ukraine China Taiwan Russia 273

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

No matter how many times companies and governments get in trouble for using people’s data to their advantage, (Can anyone say Facebook and Russia?), Patients also take advantage of this technology. A relatively new concept, data analytics is the wave of the business current and future.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The technology insights and expertise of Stanford Engineering. Silicon Valley’s deep technology ecosystem. Our national power (our influence and footprint on the world stage) is being challenged and effectively negated by autocratic regimes like China and Russia. These classes have been widely adopted , across the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Usually, these offshore suppliers are in Asia, (India, Afghanistan, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the Philippines), Eastern Europe (Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia), or Africa (Morocco, Kenya and South Africa). Even with today’s advanced remote technology, some communication just can’t be provided via video link.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Magento e-commerce system is not very common in Russia where there are few serious implementations in domestic e-commerce, and there are almost no competent developers either. technology to reduce page reloads, provides a one-page voucher, and multicast checkout support. Even the Checkout Coupon Code extension uses Elogic.co

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Developer Technology Architecture Russia 133

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

For many investors and entrepreneurs in the West, doing business in Russia can seem like a step into the unknown. With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors. Russia in numbers.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For instance, the Caribbean nations permit dual nationals to travel to more than 130 nations, such as the UK, the Schengen Area, Hong Kong, China, Russia, and Singapore. Depending on the country of the second citizenship, an entrepreneur will be able to travel to various nations without a visa.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

Technical Review 165

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We just held our second session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. The Technology-to-Weapons-Cycle. Our second lecture was a discussion of how new technology turns into new weapons and new doctrine. If you can’t see the slides click here. The text below refers to the slides.

Technology 122

Technology North Korea Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence 122

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. The young entrepreneurs I met are bringing impressive energy and intelligence to their goal of building one of Europe’s leading technology hubs in Helsinki.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. —— I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. Why Eastern Europe? mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

We've also seen extensive use of technology and increased remote working. 1- Seamless integration of digital technology. Construction companies are increasingly employing this technology to sell as many units as possible before the structure is completed. 9- Increased use of voice recognition technology.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. People starting with nothing in this country expect to have to work harder and longer to get ahead.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Department of Defense is coming to grips with the idea that the technologies it needs to keep the country safe and secure are no longer exclusively owned by the military or its prime contractors. The military is clamoring for cutting-edge technologies in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Today, these alliances are being reshaped to respond to Russian threats to the Baltics and Eastern Europe and to China’s economic, military, and technological influence worldwide. Last fall, Russia conducted a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament. During the Cold War U.S. Hacking for Allies.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

They hope to “solve tangled and wicked problems inherited in the rapid urbanization,” according to research from the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany. But they also help grow innovation through technology, organization and policy. Smart cities are a new approach to urban development.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? Infrastructure will need to be redone and rethought, creating a lot of openings for building and technology innovators. Explosion in technology. .

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deal architect

APRIL 9, 2014

Innovation from around the globe Wagenstandanzeiger – a beauty of data visualization - Germany Daring New Buildings – Azerbaijan Microsoft and the Sochi Olympics – Russia Video Analytics Capital – Macau World Design Capital – S. Globalization and Technology' Africa Innovation is GREAT.

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Azerbaijan Russia Africa Germany 191

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

But that’s where it gets interesting, because whether or not you could replicate Gust’s platform… It’s irrelevant: despite the award-winning platform and the technology under the hood, Gust’s primary advantage is NOT in our engineering, surprising though that may seem.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new fighting technology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting… Our response will be to prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation, and frequent modular upgrades. This is a pretty unprecedented document for the military.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

Theme 2: AI in Science Karen Bakker , a professor at the University of British Columbia and conservation technology researcher, gave a talk on how AI is enabling us to capture the world of ultra or infra sonic sounds, which animals use to communicate with one another, and start to decipher what some of those sounds might mean.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

" Let's look at the actual data by comparing USA and Russia. For example, if you are in Russia and an ecommerce business, it is even more important to have a well thought out mobile strategy. In Russia, that would mean figuring out how to be "communicators first." Pretty cool context, right?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

Filipinos come a very close second at 79-percent, followed by Russia (60-percent). Technology rules their lives. We know that the Millennials are defined by their love for and use of technology, but how much do they really embrace the Internet and their devices? This generation is full of ambition.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford's Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2017

The major players in the game are, unsurprisingly, the USA and Russia, but also the Scandinavian countries and Canada. A decade ago it was unfrozen all year long for the first time, making regular usage and navigation possible. Sadly, that is not all good news, since it is not the point of contention between all the Arctic countries.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It’s consistently being a Russia apologist like David Sacks of Craft Ventures who thinks that the way we could have stopped Russia from attacking Ukraine was to just promise not to let Ukraine join NATO of its own free will, you know, to protect itself from the very thing that is happening right now.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland. Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries. The incubators and co-working spaces are on par with what we have. Silicon Valley is a hub.

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Transformify

AUGUST 20, 2018

As IT talent becomes scares in many technology hubs like London, New York, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Berlin and many other big cities, the employers are left with no other option than looking for talent elsewhere in the world. .’’ London, 18.08.2018. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution.

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