Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

The ability to copy and disseminate banned ideas undermined repressive regimes from Poland to Iran to the Soviet Union. In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions. One of the most effective weapons in the Cold War was the mimeograph machine and the VCR.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

But an equally obvious case is BitCoin where people who live in Iran, Syria or Libya may rather put their money into non-governmental units (even knowing the risks) than to trust their local governmental leaders to protect their assets from inflation or seizure. And rebellion. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Collaboration.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces various economic sanctions programs; you may be familiar with the restrictions and embargoes that are placed on countries such as North Korea or Iran which are designed to put foreign policy pressure on those and other governments.

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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. One of the main reasons I got involved with Everipedia is that I really like the ethnicities of my cofounders.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 9, 2013

More recently and announced while we were on campus, Technion announced a joint venture with a Chinese university to build a new campus in Guangdong thanks to a $130M gift from Chinese billionare Li Ka Shing , a large investor in Waze, matched by the Chinese government. These elements suggest a bright future for Start Up Nation.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Trading lanes that were once calm and free, are being contested by geopolitical actors such as Iran, UK, China, USA and Russia. New rules and regulations spew out of government offices every single day. Shipping is being diverted. Subtle changes that might impede an entire load are very common.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

No matter on which side of this month’s debate over the Iran nuclear agreement you happen to fall on, we all agree that talking beats destroying and even the most ardent foes of President Obama’s deal with the Iranian government will surely agree that the attempt at an agreement is preferable to a military option.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

I was born in Iran and I grew up there. Then in 1978, the Iranian Revolution happened, and you know, it was a religious revolution, and the folks who were associated with the Shah or the wealthy families et cetera were not safe and not welcome in Iran. I’ll start with my dad: he went back to Iran to be at his father’s deathbed.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2014

He’s decided that the North Korea hack on Sony Pictures was not an act of war but is now trying to decide if it’s terrorism so he can put North Korea on the terrorism sponsors list to join Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. Oh, and did you realize the US government actually made a $15 billion profit on TARP ?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This “whole of government approach” is known by the acronym DIME -FIL. How much is he the system of government versus the product of a system? North Korea/Iran/Non-Nation States. Slides 23-25 the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has actively pursued nuclear weapons and long range ballistic missiles. Slides 20-22.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We face authoritarian governments in China, in Russia, in Iran and North Korea, governments that not only oppress their own people, Tibetans, Uighurs , those in Hong Kong, but that offer the world a dystopian vision of control. For the first time in a century, the United States is no longer guaranteed to win the next war.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) Next, we introduced the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which describes how the military supports the overall National strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. used radio to change the way he governed, J.F.K. Iran Twitter Image courtesy of political cartoonist John Cole for the Scranton Times. Social Media helps change that. By now most people acknowledge that social media helped play a role in candidate Obama’s 2008 election campaign.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The NDS observed that we not only faced non-nation states (terror organizations,) but going forward we have to plan for 2+3 adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and the non-nations states.) Next, we introduced the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which describes how the military supports the overall National strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Most recently, it was a government shutdown that furloughed 800,000 jobs. Patrick Bet-David is an entrepreneur, author, visionary and self-made success who emigrated from war-torn Iran to the U.S. If there’s one thing that is certain, it’s that there’s no such thing as job security.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

He was a pioneer in reporting the civil rights struggle, Vietnam, Watergate, Iran-Contra, The Gulf War and so many more historical moments in our history. It was only after Hitler had his allies in critical roles of government and media that he took a more aggressive, militaristic stance under the guise of “national security.”

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Conservatives counter that these same social platforms are silencing conservative voices and call for government regulation to ensure that their opinions are heard. Both of the political perspectives above overlook the underlying problem: We haven’t agreed on a set of goals for how social media should impact civil society.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. More Stable Currency for Some Citizens of the World Some people don’t trust their governments with a national currency.

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 28, 2008

between government mandates and individual choice, though we question whether. the need to go after al-Qaeda, check Iran's nuclear ambitions and fight. McCain's health plan. doesn't do enough to protect those who cannot afford health insurance. his plan is affordable or does enough to contain costs. But he promises.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 5, 2018

whether in government or private enterprise. You should read Ronan Farrow’s article and decide for yourself but I remain thankful that investigative reporters continue to shine a spotlight on leadership in America?—?whether The summary of Ronan’s article is that Les Moonves made unwanted advances to actresses, writers and producers.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The only solution is to outsource advanced weapons systems development outside of the traditional services and government ecosystem and hand the development to civilians.” As a result, we believe the U.S. is woefully unprepared and ill-equipped for a war driven by advanced technology. Vannevar Bush to President Roosevelt in 1940 Insane?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2016

An opinion piece by Zakaria on why the US shouldn’t take sides in the Saudi / Iran conflict where the tension has gone up since Saudi killed a Shiite cleric and dissident. Another segment was on China’s declining stock market, why it’s happened and what consequences it may have on the world economy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." Had we been able to apply this strategy simultaneously nationwide, the U.S.

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