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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

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. Today’s topic was Organizational Design and Modern War. Organization Design. And Finals Prep.

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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

Steve Blank

First, we brought all 21 teams to Stanford for 3-days of 10 hour-a-day classes in business model design and customer development. Since the first part of the lecture was about Alexander Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas, Osterwalder flew in from Switzerland to teach slides 20-76.

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The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

Web Design. Design Patterns. UI Design. UX Study The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012. A year ago we published an article on 11 fundamental guidelines for e-commerce checkout design here at Smashing Magazine. Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices. Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns.

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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

When you think about Switzerland, there are usually three things that come to mind: fantastic watches, beautiful mountains, and gigantic corporate banks. The Global Innovation Index places Switzerland as the most innovative country in the world. Switzerland has a fantastic infrastructure that drives this new tech.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

My daughter, now 14, has her own company, doing web design and PHP and CSS and who knows what else. I have brought my wife in helping with the graphic design so she can be part of it and feel the intensity and fun. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Now they’re even older. Balance is important. It’s not easy.

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It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission

Both Sides of the Table

I had been working on marketing & strategy initiatives for European telcos for the past several years helping them to think through and design Internet offerings. One in particular was in Switzerland and working for the telco there on a “death march&# project for which several of my friends were already complaining.

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I’m in Logo Love: Toblerone Logo Design

crowdSPRING Blog

And if you think it’s a bit strange to have a crush on a cleverly designed logo, get in line – my mom has already lectured me on this topic. Background on Toblerone: Toblerone was started in Bern, Switzerland by Jean Tobler. Why we think the Toblerone logo design is hot: First of all… it’s Chocolate. What do you think?

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