Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. With Agile development, used by all startups, updates can occur in weeks or sometimes days, or even hours. America’s adversaries understand this.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

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. Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. Newell ran the U.S.

Community 242

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 242

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Institutional inertia is a social problem.

Technology 378

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This was our first step in fostering a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21st century. As each new technology created new military systems, new operational concepts were developed (bows and arrows were used differently than rocks, etc.). Fast forward to today.

Artificial Inteligence 379

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Institutional inertia is a social problem.

Technology 126

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

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.

Silicon Valley 120

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

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. What kind of skills will you need to operate in a world of real and fake manufactured data coming from friends?

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