Government, Lean and Russia

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

These instruments of national power employed in a “whole of government approach” to advance a state’s interests are known by the acronym DIME -FIL. The third class focused on Russia, which since 2014 has asserted itself as a competing great power. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s s primary great power competitor.

Technical Review

Technical Review Technology Russia United States

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

And as we’ve seen in the Ukraine, Russia remains determined to wage a brutal war to play a disruptive role on the world stage. government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. We focused on the challenges created when U.S. Guest Speakers.

Technical Review

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology China

The Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Over the last decade we’ve created a series of classes in entrepreneurship, rapid innovation, and national security: Lean LaunchPad ; National Science Foundation I-Corps ; Hacking for Defense ; Hacking for Diplomacy ; Technology, Innovation and Modern War last year; and this year Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition.

Security

Security Silicon Valley Russia China

?????????? – Tenacity: How I Spent A Year One Night in Kiev

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 26, 2012

I was headed to my second Lean LaunchPad launch, excited that the first one in June had led to four funded startups raising some $2-million from Russian VC’s. As I approached the check-in desk, a very gruff Ukrainian customs official looked at my visa to Russia and said, “You cannot travel. Ukraine was magnificent.

Ukraine

Ukraine Russia Silicon Valley Stealth

Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I’m teaching my first non-lean start up class in a decade at Stanford next week; Technology, Innovation and Modern War : Keeping America’s Edge in an Era of Great Power Competition. — Why This Course? Bookending the class will be two past secretaries of Defense – Ash Carter and Jim Mattis.

Artificial Inteligence

Artificial Inteligence Technology North Korea Asia

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Joe Felter , Mike Brown and I teach the class to: Give our students an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities for the United States in its enduring strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, Russia and other rivals. Government. Why This Class? We focused on the challenges created when U.S.

Technology

Technology China Artificial Inteligence Russia

Hacking for Allies

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The goal of Hacking for Allies , (which will launch a second cohort next week,) is to connect dual-use startups (those that sell to companies and government agencies) in allied nations to the U.S. Last fall, Russia conducted a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament. defense ecosystem. defense market. defense market. Register here.

Norway

Norway Silicon Valley Russia United States

AI, Society, and Our World Order

Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Just as the printing press upended the religious and political structures of early modern Europe, AI has the potential to reshape economies, governance, and international relations. When governments say: were worried about this part of AI the first question we reach for is how can we measure this worry or bad outcome?

Global

Global ChatGPT Technical Review Government

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

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.

Community

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator

Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

MARCH 3, 2015

It has replaced how to write a business plan with hands-on Lean Startup methods. To create great entrepreneurs, we had to give our students the experience of navigating the chaos and uncertainty of running a lean startup while providing the same kind of rigorous framework the business plan did in its day. Today the U.C.

Business Plan

Business Plan Silicon Valley Saudi Arabia Lean

The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. That same year China fell to the communists under Mao Zedong, and the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan. Meanwhile the U.S.

Silicon Valley

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

My grandparents were forced from Russia. You really have to lean in and say, "Okay. ER : A lot of folks I've been talking to about this, they're not accustomed to asking the government to help and it feels a little weird. Start-ups don't always interact with the government. Wars have been fought. It's either leave or die.

Dallas

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

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." And in fact, The Lean Startup is very much that. What did China do?

South Korea

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StartUpRoar

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2022 Wrap Up

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The Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford

?????????? – Tenacity: How I Spent A Year One Night in Kiev

Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up

Hacking for Allies

AI, Society, and Our World Order

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

Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

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