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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

This class, Technology, Innovation, and Modern War was designed to give our students insights on how the onslaught of new technologies like AI, machine learning, autonomy, cyber, access to space, biotech, hypersonics, and others has the potential to radically change how countries fight and deter threats. Today the U.S.

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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. Today, every government agency, service branch, and combatant command is adopting innovation activities (hackathons, design thinking classes, innovation workshops, et al.) America’s adversaries understand this.

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Twitter Link Roundup #171 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013 | Gigaom – [link]. 30 Crazy Billboard Advertisement Ideas and Designs – [link].

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

Steve Blank

We could design warfighting tactics based on knowing the tactics of our opponent. We could design and manufacture the best systems. 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.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2

Steve Blank

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.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

We recruited Raj Shah (previously the managing director of the Defense Innovation Unit that was responsible for contracting with commercial companies to solve national security problems) and we started designing the class. One couldn’t hope for a better set of co-instructors. War, in one form or another, appeared with the first man.

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What Every Bitcoin Investor Should Learn From a Dictator Named “Awesome”

Austin Startup

We are rapidly approaching a future where there will be no secrets stored on computers, because no computer can encrypt itself sufficiently to prevent a quantum computer from hacking any and all methods designed to protect it, end of story. This destroys the fundamental premise of value, to say the least. Goodbye limited supply!

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