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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. This fall a series of new “Hacking for X…” classes will address these deserving communities. These include: Hacking for Impact (helping NGO’s and Nonprofits) at Berkeley.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s one huge incubator for innovation and it’s a beautiful thing. You might say that the new start-up kings and queens will still happen in Silicon Valley because of the lovely supporting structures like Stanford University and the various incubators and venture funds. Where would we be without it?

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

He would know; he’s been backing tech start-ups since 1984, incubating at least one hen house full of millionaires.and probably a few empty ones. Take the Bank of America, once the largest bank in the world, whose signature office tower on California Street was briefly the tallest west of the Mississippi.