Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In the middle of the Vietnam War, student riots protesting military research forced the end of classified work on most college campuses. At times this means startups operate at speeds so fast they appear to be a blur to government agencies. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Be agile and adapt to changing market needs – your customer’s needs are not static and they will continue to evolve. You need to remain at the forefront of such developments to avoid being commoditized or being made irrelevant. - As this happens, don’t just keep up with the competition, but be nimble and respond as an industry pacesetter.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment.

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Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

When I was 18 I served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Shortly after that, I met Pete Newell , the retired head of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force – one of the best Lean and agile organizations in the military – and I met Joe Felter an ex Special Forces Colonel.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

All the radar operator would see was noise, rather than airplanes. I began to realize a few things: First, everything we had done in electronic warfare in the Vietnam War was just a slightly more modern version of what we had done over occupied Europe in World War II. (And making nothing but jammers to put on our bombers.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

Forty years before Agile Development methodologies became popular, ESL had analysts from its &# customer&# sitting side-by-side with ESL engineers designing new equipment together. The Stanford records showed that his group received more funding than any other and I assumed it was for construction of these operational systems.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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. The Joint Chiefs have no operational authority over troops. Global Integration of Operational Plans.

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