Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Network Up. 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. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Prices down.

Syria 361

Syria Marketing Libya Los Angeles 361

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark has been at the forefront of providing job stability and funding for his own employees and the networks that support them during the pandemic. Create local network effects and then go from there. We were one of the very first local area network and wide area network integrators. during S&L crisis. (36:43)

Dallas 68

Dallas Employee Government Social Media 68

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 28, 2011

From now on, we’re going to be connecting right to direct sources ourselves—to government newsfeeds and to citizens broadcasting their own local experiences right from the scene—right to our TVs. Governments are getting online and making every piece of data they have into a feed. This is only the beginning.

Libya 142

Libya Syria Covenant New Jersey 142

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

As you become a large, open network for referral traffic your long-term strategic value goes up. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. used radio to change the way he governed, J.F.K. I just want to point out that longer-term value is often harder to perceive when a product is still going through its growth stage.

Iran 274

Iran Silicon Valley Tunisia Social Media 274

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

Russia 356

Russia North Korea Technology China 356

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Putin’s Russia is intent on undermining the US and West in any way it can – aggression in the Crimea and Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Syria ; Venezuela and beyond. In China Xi Jinping and the CCP pursuing a deliberate whole of government approach to projecting influence if not dominance of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

Russia 133

Russia North Korea Technology China 133