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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. Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry. Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. [It And after two decades focused on counter terrorism, the U.S. Not required for class.] . In the U.S.,

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

Steve Blank

The return of strategic competition between great powers became a centerpiece of the 2017 National Security Strategy and 2018 National Defense Strategy. government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. Why This Class? Guest Speakers.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

These instruments of national power employed in a “whole of government approach” to advance a state’s interests are known by the acronym DIME -FIL. led liberal international order and replace it with its own neo-totalitarian model where China emerges as the dominant regional and global power. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

First, the Bitcoin global popularity increased after the financial crisis of 2008 which led many to question the stability of national currencies and fiat money. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer transactions, mining, and other technological feats to operate without central authority or banks, unlike government-issued currencies.

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Go global or grow local? The Kiwi startup quandary

NZ Entrepreneur

A new study considers whether it is better to “go global” from day one, or to grow locally first. The business evolved and the Niesh platform followed in 2017. million, Young says, which makes it essential for startups seeking high growth to have global aspirations. The post Go global or grow local?

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

— In June 2017, the board “retired” Jeff Immelt and promoted John Flannery to CEO. So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. So far in 2017, GE is the worst performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial average. Innovation at GE was on a roll. Then it wasn’t. Beth Comstock is out.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S.