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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government. The Government Can’t Act Like a Startup.

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Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation

Steve Blank

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. The type of disruption most companies and government agencies are facing is a once-in-every-few-centuries event. Ultimately, companies and government agencies need to stop doing this or they will fail. In government agencies process versus product has gone further.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Why You Need the Right Sustainability Reporting Software for Your Company

The Startup Magazine

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. The answer is to understand the process and use the right sustainability reporting software. The Importance of Having the Right Sustainability Reporting Software.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles.

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Quantum Computing – An Update

Steve Blank

Shor’s factorization algorithm can crack these codes if run on a Quantum Computer. This is why NIST has been encouraging the move to Post-Quantum / Quantum-Resistant Codes. This means that on average one out of every 100 to one out of 1000 quantum gate operations will result in an error. RSA) or elliptic curve (e.g.,

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Gust

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.