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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

had been engaged in the Vietnam War, and had agreed to parity in nuclear weapons, Soviet forces in Europe had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers, all under Détente. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. Yet while the U.S. In response the U.S.

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Weekly Firgun Newsletter – March 14 2025

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Well done Guy Flechter and team Sola Security on coming out of stealth with $30M in seed funding to offer cybersecurity protection to small and medium businesses! Kudos Alon Cohen and team QuamCore on coming out of stealth with a $9 million seed round to enable the implementation of a million-qubit computer in a 50 cm cube! on your $7.5M

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

Stanford’s research on the earth’s ionosphere would lead to meteor-burst communication systems and Over the Horizon Radar used by the NSA and CIA to detect Soviet and Chinese missile tests and ultimately to the research that made Stealth technologies possible. planned strikes with nuclear armed bombers if war in Europe broke out.

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

government reengineered its approach to building weapons. In 1950, government support of basic science research in U.S. But to fight a conventional war in Europe, Soviet forces had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers. —– But first some history… World War II.

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State of Israeli tech in Q4 2023

VC Cafe

The picture that emerges is one of a major decline in venture activity (consistent, but a bit stronger than the declines in US and Europe), but on the other hand, we’re starting to see the signs of stability in the rate of decline. The actual amount might be higher as companies choose to stay in stealth for longer.

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce, connecting local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. Cape Privacy emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million seed round , which we co-led with Boldstart Ventures. You can read more about our thoughts here.

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Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – January 17 2025

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and team Orchid Security for coming out of stealth with a $36M seed round to to automatically identify the security requirements for each of their customers’ internal applications! George Mathew , Insight Partners NEW FUNDING ROUNDS Congrats Roy K.

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