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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War  – Wrap Up

Steve Blank

Nations decline when they lose allies, decline in economic power, lose interest in global affairs, experience internal/civil conflicts, or the nation’s military misses disruptive technology transitions and new operational concepts. Today the U.S.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

I was watching my favorite show on TV this morning – GPS (Global Public Square) with Fareed Zakaria. The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US.

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Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – August 1st 2024

VC Cafe

of global venture capital volume. Proud to support the ecosystem with Remagine Ventures as we are in the process of closing 4 deals right now. In the wider tech world, Generative AI startups raised $14.4B in Q2 2024 alone, which is 16.5%

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

Both Sides of the Table

It isn’t simply that when a leader in the US calls off negotiations with Iran he puts it on Twitter or when a leader from Iran rebuffs that Tweet publicly that a signal is created but it is the unseen. Tim, my former co-founder and long-time colleague & friend who joined as global head of products. ” Steve.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

But as we now know 33% of the world’s population is now connected to the Internet, the majority of traffic to the major Internet properties is now global and at Benedict Evans pointed out in his recent report, more than 70% of the world’s literate population will have a smartphone within 4 years. Prices down. Network Up.

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Bring Me Your Accents. Immigration Fuels Innovation

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the global struggle for a better life. While Iran & Russia are moving to deny gay people’s existents or diminish their rights we live in a country that accepts them as the loving parents and people that they are. He arrived in the US in his 20′s with nothing and a dream to make a better life for his family.

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