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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Yan Nee Lee, “ 2 Charts Show how Much the World Depends on Taiwan for Semiconductors ” CNBC , Mar. Do you think China can credibly catch TSMC (without an invasion of Taiwan)? Of the 29 new fabs starting construction in 2021-22, over half are in China and Taiwan. Semiconductors: Technology and Market Primer 10.0” Why or why not?

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

Steve Blank

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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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Final Problem Statement: How can we create an open, free Internet and maintain effective lines of communication in Taiwan in preparation for a potential invasion? Original Problem Statement: How might we implement a ubiquitous secure global access to the internet in order to help circumvent censorship in authoritarian regimes?

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What’s Plan B? – The Small, the Agile, and the Many

Steve Blank

They converted reefs in international waters into airbases, creating unsinkable aircraft carriers that extend the range of their aircraft and are armed with surface to air missiles make it dangerous to approach China’s mainland and Taiwan. Instead, iterative design approaches dominate software design. What To Do About It?

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30 Compelling Reasons to Start a Business

Up and Running

The business, which introduces cultures to kids through books and other products, is run from Tainan, Taiwan. “If Running a business that you’re passionate about won’t require a 20-minute pep talk to convince yourself to go to work, says Michael Lazar, owner of TrueShip, a shipping software company. Find TrueShip on Facebook!

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IT Expansion in China

Venture Chronicles

So what would I do if I were running a mid-sized enterprise software company targeting manufacturing sectors? For starters I would establish a base of operations in Mainland with strong local or Taiwanese partnership (never underestimate the influence of Taiwan in businesses operation in China).

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The Semiconductor Ecosystem – Explained

Steve Blank

The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act , our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC , China, etc. Some companies license their chip designs – as software building blocks, called IP Cores – for wide use. So far our chip is still in software.

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