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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

Innovation, disruption, accelerators, have all become urgent buzzwords in the Department of Defense and Intelligence community. Our defense department and intelligence community owned proprietary advanced tools and technology. Most of the executors and operators have seen little or no value from any of these activities.

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

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. 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. There was a time when much of U.S.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

Five years ago, Joe Felter , Pete Newell and I realized that few of our students considered careers in the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community. As each new technology created new military systems, new operational concepts were developed (bows and arrows were used differently than rocks, etc.).

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

Steve Blank

Introducing Hacking for Defense – Connecting Silicon Valley Innovation Culture and Mindset to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. What do all these groups in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community (DOD/IC) have in common? North Korea. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, CIA, NSA.

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Can the Bitcoin code be forbidden by democratic governments?

The Startup Magazine

For now, this is the price to pay to have a good relationship with the authorities and not attract unwanted attention to the community. Also for a good relationship with the authorities, the state must receive its “lion’s share” The more companies operate legally, the better it is for bitcoin. See more here.