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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. With Agile development, used by all startups, updates can occur in weeks or sometimes days, or even hours. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile. America’s adversaries understand this. So, the question is: What’s next?

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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. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2

Steve Blank

The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. Todays threats need an agile system that can build incrementally and iteratively, and deliver with speed and urgency. It fails when facing unknowns.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

This was our first step in fostering a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21st century. We’ve created a network of entrepreneurial students who understand the security threats facing the country and engaged them in partnership with islands of innovation in the DOD/IC. Fast forward to today.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2 – Max Boot

Steve Blank

The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. Todays threats need an agile system that can build incrementally and iteratively, and deliver with speed and urgency. It fails when facing unknowns.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

North Korea. Today these potential adversaries are able to harness the power of social networks, encryption, GPS, low-cost drones, 3D printers, simpler design and manufacturing processes, agile and lean methodologies, ubiquitous Internet and smartphones. DF-21 and Islands in the South China Sea. We’re Our Own Worst Enemy.

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

When each of the other six waves initially arrived, the early adopters were the more agile outliers. Today, China, Russia, North Korea and other countries have locked their citizens behind a great firewall. The same is true for the Internet.