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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

We wanted to show that if we could get teams to rapidly discover the real problems in the field using Lean methods, and only then articulate the requirements to solve them, defense acquisition programs could operate at speed and urgency and deliver timely and needed solutions. If you can’t see the Neurosmart slides, click here.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Instead of students or faculty coming in with their own ideas — we now have them working on societal problems, whether they’re problems for the State Department or the Department of Defense, or non-profits/NGOs, or for the City of Oakland or for energy or the environment, or for anything they’re passionate about. Jeff served in the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

For those that don’t know, I live in downtown Oakland which has been one of the protest flashpoints. Since we opened our doors, Target has operated with love and opportunity for all. On Friday night, the Target near my house, which is where I go to get the majority of my essentials, was looted and set on fire.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Steve Blank

Instead of students or faculty coming in with their own ideas — we now have them working on societal problems, whether they’re problems for the State Department or the Department of Defense, or non-profits/NGOs, or for the City of Oakland or for energy or the environment, or for anything they’re passionate about. Jeff served in the U.S.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Content, of course, is the same!]. Factoid: 99% of its employees are musicians.

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There’s Plenty Of Risk In A Startup: Insurance Can Help Limit Liability

YoungUpstarts

Thus, a startup that foregoes property insurance risks the ability to repair or replace lost or damaged property – which may affect how the efficiency and operation of the business. Barrera is a partner with law firm Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP in Oakland, Calif. He may be reached at gbarrera@wendel.com.

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Instead of students or faculty coming in with their own ideas — we now have them working on societal problems, whether they’re problems for the State Department or the military or non-profits/NGOs, or for the City of Oakland or for energy or the environment, or for anything they’re passionate about.

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