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

Steve Blank

We used these tools to keep pace with the Soviet threats and eventually used silicon, semiconductors and stealth to create an offset strategy to leapfrog their military. Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. Government agencies need to both innovate and execute.

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

Steve Blank

As I approached the check-in desk, a very gruff Ukrainian customs official looked at my visa to Russia and said, “You cannot travel. Your visa to Russia has already been used. As far as Ukrainian customs was concerned I didn’t have a valid visa to enter Russia therefore I couldn’t get on my plane.

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

Steve Blank

Stanford’s research on the earth’s ionosphere would lead to meteor-burst communication systems and Over the Horizon Radar used by the NSA and CIA to detect Soviet and Chinese missile tests and ultimately to the research that made Stealth technologies possible. Skip the next section if you’re a history major.) Meanwhile the U.S.