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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

It involved building stealth aircraft to deliver these precision weapons unseen by any enemy radar, and designing intelligence and reconnaissance systems that would target for them. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. But this new strategy was more than making the bombs smarter. Ah, ‘thems’ were the days.

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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. The result will be agency leadership creating new organizational structures that make innovation a continual process rather than an ad hoc series of heroic efforts.

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Are You And Your New Venture Positioned For Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Leadership with general and domain knowledge. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model. But a real mentor will tell you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear. The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence.

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Twitter Link Roundup #36 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Are there benefits for a startup to work in “stealth&# mode? Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing.

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Twitter Link Roundup #74 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Ad Nauseum Leadership: Use Repetition to Reiterate What’s Important – [link]. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #130 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Sequoia Confirms Existence of “Stealth” Scout Program. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Early Startup Time Wasters – [link]. Who’s Next?