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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

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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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Diplomats

crowdSPRING Blog

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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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today. I was born in Iran and I grew up there.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4

Steve Blank

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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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 4 – Bridge Colby

Steve Blank

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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“What Unites Us” —Important Lessons from @danrather at the #UpfrontSummit

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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. Hitler undermined the press and the courts and importantly placed his loyalists in the intelligence services and undermined military and judicial leadership.

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Is social media good or bad for us? Yes.

Reid Hoffman

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.