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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

We just held our seventeenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. 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.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Do they have experience with the technologies involved in your project? Beware of being swayed by big-name firms or impressive name-dropping. Or is your project a clean slate? Are there complexities revolving around algorithms or databases?

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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Framework Benchmarks

TechEmpower

For the database tests, any framework with the suffix "raw" in its name is using its platforms raw database connectivity without an object-relational map (ORM) of any flavor. All frameworks without the "raw" suffix in their name are using either the framework-provided ORM or a best-of-breed for the platform (e.g., ActiveRecord).

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Why good people leave large tech companies

Steve Blank

If they leave at least they’ll have ‘name of our company’ on their resume.”. In the last decade, technology investors realized that these professional CEOs were effective at maximizing, but not finding, product cycles. The company was now attracting interns who did want the name of this hot company on their resume.

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10 Remote Staffing Blunders That Will Cost You Dearly

Startup Professionals Musings

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. With modern technology, and worldwide reach, it should be seen as an important tool for building an efficient, lean, and competitive business, optimized to give you more time for strategic focus.

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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. You may not see the need for a YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter account now, until someone takes the name you want.

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