Government Internet Iran 
Steve Blank
JUNE 22, 2011
Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. I’ve followed them with a few observations about the Internet that may help frame the scope of the debate. The Internet May Liberate Us. with my colleague Ben Horowitz.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Some countries hate the Internet. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that some countries are fearful of the power of the Internet to harness people power that may lead to the overthrow in the “natural” order of things.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Object Communications (now often called “the Internet of Things”). Put simply, the amount of public, real-time information that is now being created by hundreds of millions of users and soon billions of objects will change the way every major business, organization or government must operate. I stated that Twitter provided.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2011
But something more nuanced is at hand that is worth debating – is the future of the Internet & global communications more open or more closed? Brands who build pages there are not building equity in the open Internet, they’re building it in today’s walled garden. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 9, 2013
As I outlined in my talk, I believe the greatest Internet companies created over the past 15 years have been “deflationary” meaning they are driving down the prices or goods & services. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. And rebellion. Collaboration.
Mucker Lab
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
Sam is a Persian Prince – and you know I am deeply proud of our shared Iran roots – and Theodor is Swedish. Sweden is pretty much my favorite non-Iran country. They made sure that high-speed internet was widespread early on and gave tax deductions to citizens wanting to buy computers. Is he weird?
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 17, 2017
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. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. That approach doesn’t work anymore.
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