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Shane Smith: Gonzo-Gunslinger

YoungUpstarts

From a small startup music magazine to an impending global news empire, Vice Magazine has been the vehicle that’s driven Smith’s evocative career through the last decade and a half, not unlike like the dusty desert buggy that carried Thompson through Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He’s doing so much more than that. Covering Untold Stories.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) In a startup they’d be the founding CEO.) Portfolio: In Horizon 3, the Navy is essentially incubating a startup. Politics: In Silicon Valley most startups fail. that’s pretty easy. And not just one.

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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. That approach doesn’t work anymore. Innovation then becomes a continuous cycle rather than a bottleneck.

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the world without altgate

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Microsoft Buys 37signals For $300 Million The Coming Venture Capital Boom → The World Without Altgate Posted on January 1, 2009 by fnazeeri No, this blog is not going anywhere.    It is an amazing tool.