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The Endless Frontier: U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy (part 1)

Steve Blank

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. governments approach to science and warfare.

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

Steve Blank

It was Nazi Germany with the V1 and the V2 missiles, and the Messerschmitt 262, the first jet aircraft. But it wasn’t the tank as a technology, by itself, that allowed Nazi Germany to take over Western Europe in a matter of weeks. faces in a global, interconnected system. That was a great invention. that innovated.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). 2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend. Records were broken globally as well, both in terms of funding and number of unicorns. Global tech correction.

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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin is often thought of as an American invention, but it’s actually a global phenomenon. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been particularly popular in Germany, which is home to Europe’s largest economy. In fact, some of the earliest and most active users of bitcoin are in Europe.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

To Enpal and Moss, reigning from Berlin, Germany, here’s a rundown of some of the world’s best startup capital for 2023. As of 2020, the country was ranked as the second most innovative globally. Ongoing global macroeconomic problems and stubbornly high inflation have seen VC funding inch lower in recent months.

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How R&D Investment Grows Your Business

ReadWriteStart

These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. The first place is taken by medical and pharmaceutical products , which are ongoingly researched and developed with the ultimate aim to improve the global population’s health and find the cure to incurable diseases to date. R&D statistics. Benefits of R&D.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

ReadWriteStart

Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. In Singapore, the government has been extremely supportive, and there is entrepreneurial activity, although we have not yet seen very significant companies emerge. Chicago has even produced one of the most talked about companies in recent times: Groupon.