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

Steve Blank

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. the government is painfully learning how to reorient its requirements and acquisition process to buy these commercial, off-the-shelf technologies. And after two decades focused on counter terrorism, the U.S. Optional Rebecca S. Not required for class.] .

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NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

government is still operating like a 20 th century organization while our adversaries are operating at 21 st century speed. Congratulations class of 2016. As I spent time with Pete, Joe and the Department of Defense, two things struck me –. You can solve major challenges the world faces. You can create something that never existed.

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These Five Principles Will Accelerate Innovation

Steve Blank

Pete is now CEO of BMNT, a company that delivers innovation solutions and processes for governments. The original Innovation Pipeline sketch – 2016. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force Pete Newell delivered innovation at speed and scale in the Department of Defense.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford, we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society was grappling with. If you can’t see the Silknet slides, click here.

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Role of NFTs Trading in Serbia’s Economy

The Startup Magazine

The Serbian government is now looking to capitalize on this by launching a new initiative that will allow citizens to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Serbian government is hoping that the launch of NFT trading will help the country attract more foreign investment. For more information you should check NFT code.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Italy

The Next Web

But the government is now on a mission to cut down barriers, launching several new initiatives focused on making it easier to grow hi-tech companies, including the Italian Startup Act and Visa scheme. Red tape and bureaucracy were some of the biggest challenges new companies faced.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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