Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? Companies need to be creative and find new business models to take advantage of the shifting makeup of their operating countries’ populations. Leadership challenges. Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. In the years that followed, incumbents in the U.S.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

If you wonder how to pick your next launch country first, see my earlier post here. ** One of the most important decisions any company of any size will make is how it will successfully launch operations in a new country (the following applies to launching in new cities or states within an existing country).

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

A light “railway” using high density busses in dedicated traffic lanes is also due to start operating in 2011, and a cable-car connecting the bay area with the academic institutions in the upper part of the city is planned for 2013. Israeli Researchers pursue brain-operated computing. TEVA CEO RANKED 20TH ON FORTUNE LIST.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 18, 2021

Instead, you’re feeling your way through and you’re learning to exert leadership in a way that’s indirect or via influence. Napoleon failed in Russia because his supply chains failed during the frigid Russian winter. Another area in which I learned lessons from Star Fleet Battles is the importance of operational security and deception.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.”

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Up and Running

MAY 25, 2012

Small business owners often dream of expansion, growth and enhanced profitability; those strategic moves and timely tweaks that catapult their operation to the next level of success. But in this new world order of growth and expansion, you can no longer devote the majority of your time to managing day-to-day operations.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

11:59) Giving people trust and autonomy and opening lines of communication as a leader, and how Mark's leadership has evolved. (14:16) My grandparents were forced from Russia. So talk a little bit about what you've seen and why you felt called to take on a leadership role. Wars have been fought. It's either leave or die.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

So that’s the big one, obviously, with the geopolitical tensions, not just Russia and Ukraine. I think every company’s portfolio is different, so they’re all different sizes, different stages, different geographies, different cash positions, and different market leadership positions. . I’m trying to be optimistic.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

election cycle, the ongoing refugee crisis flowing out of the Middle East, and geopolitical tensions with Russia, and it’s no wonder the Brexit vote’s got the world like… Hold up, you might be saying. There’s talk of Scotland and Ireland seeking independence and other EU nations plotting exits of their own, as well.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

She was one of the founding members of the Athena Network in 2005 where she also served as its Operations Director and supported over 30 Regional Directors. She initially started out as professional circus juggler in Russia after dropping out of school but soon turned to acting and video-making when she discovered YouTube. Kathy Meyer.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2021

It calls for a revolution in thinking about how these technologies can be adopted and integrated into weapons and other defense platforms, and more importantly, how they can create new operational and organizational concepts that will change the way we fight. At the same time, Russia has reemerged as a regional power.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Now we have ditched the cold war triad in the 21st century since the Soviet Union became Russia again and discovered its own style of capitalism.) Now the Soviets had first hand knowledge of how their air defense systems would work against the nuclear armed B-52G and H models in an operational environment.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

political leadership with a much bigger picture. Have they moved to their forward operating bases in the Artic?) To give our leadership an estimate of the Soviet’s nuclear production capacity, the CIA also had to estimate how many nuclear weapons could the Soviet Union make. How many did they have? How would they reach the U.S.?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. You got to create a different operating culture. Today’s topic was The DoD and Modern War.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Russia at the time showed promising signs of moving closer to democracy. Optimism turns into reality.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 31, 2011

Iway founder and Chief Executive Danny Knafou said the first countries to offer the product would likely be France, Russia and China. Omek Interactive raises second round of undisclosed sum from a group of international private investors, in a motion detection market awakened by PrimeSense and the Kinnect. Macro News.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Russia at the time showed promising signs of moving closer to democracy. Optimism turns into reality.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Caught in between, social media companies try to constructively engage with both the “right” and the “left” domestically while rooting out foreign influences from antagonistic nations like Russia and Iran. During the past few years, significant political manipulation by foreign operatives occurred in smaller networks like 4Chan as well.

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OnlyOnce

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your Leadership Game: “No Comment.” But if your startup does not operate in Ukraine or Russia, then denouncing Russia does little (and Russia does not care!) Does the Leadership Team? Thanks to Tim for having such an articulate framework on this important subject. Most of the time, I say, no!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I asked Jonah whether he thought it was a good idea that he seemed to be indifferent as to where his content was consumed as he was perhaps the first major online media company to abandon the idea that most of one’s content must be consumed on your own website (industry term is O&O — Owned & Operated website).

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 20, 2017

Our role is support this local leadership. On the policy front, this is everything from sample call scripts on certain bills, to legislative process explainers, to comprehensive action plans on major issues, like healthcare or the Russia investigation. This is not enough. So what does your $100 or $1000 donation get you?

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