Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. This year we’ve expanded the scope of the class to look beyond just the effect of new technology on weapons and operational concepts. For 25 years as the sole Superpower, the U.S. One can make the case that all of these have/or are happening to the United States.

Technology 418

Technology Russia China Intellectual Property 418

Steve Blank

APRIL 19, 2023

is supporting a proxy war with Russia while simultaneously attempting to deter a China cross-strait invasion of Taiwan. Ukraine’s military is not burdened with the DoD’s 65-year-old acquisition process and 20th-century operational concepts. Russia will not defer its future plans for aggression to meet our dates. Today, the U.S.

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Ukraine China Taiwan Russia 315

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 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. John Raymond , Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He or she has to conduct operations today.

Technology 330

Technology United States Iraq Operations 330

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Joe Felter , Mike Brown and I teach the class to: Give our students an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities for the United States in its enduring strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, Russia and other rivals. Team 1: Precision Match (AI for DoD Operations) Click here to see the presentation.

Technology 285

Technology China Artificial Inteligence Russia 285

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment.

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Offshore Dominican Republic Costa Rica Jamaica 165

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

For many investors and entrepreneurs in the West, doing business in Russia can seem like a step into the unknown. With a little knowledge of some of the key cultural differences and unique properties of the local tech scene, Russia can easily become one of the most attractive tech markets in the world for investors. Russia in numbers.

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Russia Europe Government Vertical 140

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design 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. And that has happened to us.

Technology 436

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Few, if any, successful businesspeople operate in their nation. For instance, the Caribbean nations permit dual nationals to travel to more than 130 nations, such as the UK, the Schengen Area, Hong Kong, China, Russia, and Singapore. This is why dual citizenship is the easiest way out.

Russia 127

Russia Singapore Global China 127

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 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. Capturing market space versus Russia, for instance. Today’s topic was Acquisition and Sustainment and Modern War.

Acquisition 330

Acquisition Technical Review Technology Security 330

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Our national power (our influence and footprint on the world stage) is being challenged and effectively negated by autocratic regimes like China and Russia. At Stanford, the Gordian Knot Center will sit in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies run by Mike McFaul , ex ambassador to Russia. Marine C orps with just that.

Security 401

Security Silicon Valley Russia China 401

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. A concept discussed during that time was “ glasnost ,” a part of the new Russia’s restructuring to provide more openness and transparency in information. That will take a long time to settle.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules.

Community 242

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 242

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design 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. Read about all the class sessions here.

Technology 251

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 251

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Finnish private investors don’t yet have enough time-in-grade to have developed good pattern recognition skills, and most lack operating backgrounds.

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Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 329

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

But winning future conflicts requires more than just adopting new technology; it requires a revolution in thinking about how this technology can be integrated into weapons systems to drive new operational and organizational concepts that change the way we fight. The syllabus for the class is below: Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

Artificial Inteligence 379

Artificial Inteligence Technology North Korea Asia 379

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Globalization is the most significant challenge facing multinational firms today, especially in the emerging markets of Russia, Brazil, China, and Mexico. However, global businesses evaluate a variety of considerations before expanding their operations into a new market. The Bottom Line.

Global 95

Global Brazil Russia Singapore 95

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.

Pakistan 150

Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The company’s early operations were based in Mountain View before it relocated to San Jose, San California in February, 2016. It later opened offices in Dublin, Ireland, Kiev, Ukraine, and St Petersburg, Russia. Wrike was founded by Andrew Filev in 2006.

Management 124

Management San Jose Software Review Ukraine 124

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. Institutional inertia is a social problem.

Technology 378

Technology North Korea Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence 378

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.) Arab countries, stretching from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, have a combined population of about 350 million, with combined GDP equal to nearly 40% of China’s.). Distributed teams can work across multiple countries in ways that make the most efficient use of human capital.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

This emerging opportunity reflects the urgency of keeping pace with rivals like China and Russia, who are furiously integrating commercial technologies like AI, quantum computing, and unmanned systems into their armed forces. A startup could land a contract worth up to $3 million within months of entering the defense market.

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Artificial Inteligence Marketing Startup Silicon Valley 371

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.

Mozambique 100

Mozambique Tanzania Ethiopia Bangladesh 100

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. Finnish private investors don't yet have enough time-in-grade to have developed good pattern recognition skills, and most lack operating backgrounds.

Finland 158

Finland Venture Capital Government Russia 158

Steve Blank

JANUARY 8, 2019

Ironically rapid Horizon 3 disruption is most often used not by the market leaders but by the challengers/new entrants (startups, ISIS , China, Russia, etc.). Combine the existing strengths of a company/agency and its business/mission model by acquiring external innovators who can operate at the speed of the disruptors.

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China Government Russia Acquisition 304

VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Gett – Taxi hailing and deliveries in Israel, Russia and UK (Raised $102M). Stratoscale – Distributed Operating System for data centres (Raised $70M). Personetics – AI-powered Bot providing personalized banking services (Raised $18M). Ctera – Private cloud for corporates (Raised $45M).

Israel 60

Israel Software Review Analytics eCommerce 60

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).

Italy 59

Italy Technical Review Germany Poland 59

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2019

Dorian Barak , a China-Israel tech investment expert, said that ‘infrastructure like the new train not only make it faster to reach mainland cities like Dongguan, but also serves as a guidepost for companies seeking to enter or expand their operations in China. It is common knowledge that startups are currently soaring in Russia.

Israel 113

Israel Russia China United Kingdom 113

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

“Click fraud can be extremely unsettling for well-to-do publishers and advertisers on search,’ says Grayson Kemper , Content & Editorial Manager for Clutch , “particularly during a time when many businesses are operating with an incredibly tight budget.”.

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PPC IP Idaho Non-Compete 121

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Having said that you can also find the most narrow-minded people from the U.S – people who talk about wanting to do business in Russia or China without ever visiting these countries. This is potentially a politically sensitive question, but I would say that in parts of the United States people are using technology actively. are idiots.

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Leadership Singapore Finland China 164

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2014

In its new Connected Countries report , it found that the companies that have managed to do well in the past three years in this part of the world are those that tended to have a global footprint, that is, those who operate both in Asia as well as those outside Asia.

Asia 185

Asia Global South America Russia 185

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. Institutional inertia is a social problem.

Technology 126

Technology North Korea Silicon Valley Artificial Inteligence 126

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2020

When the CEO prioritized either distributed or remote work and makes it part of the wiring of how the company operates, it’s effective. Several of our companies have had great success in Eastern Europe and Russia with technical teams. When it’s an afterthought, a lifestyle choice, or a reaction to something, it fails.

Silicon Valley 81

Silicon Valley Seattle Russia Denver 81

Board Effect

APRIL 7, 2020

Criminals are always on the lookout for how they can make money by staying current with global trends and news in much the same way that legitimate corporations operate. There are a good number of hackers lurking in cyberspace that have the backing of their governments —namely in China, North Korea, and Russia.

North Korea 52

North Korea Russia Ukraine Mongolia 52

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.

Israel 87

Israel Technical Review South Korea Mexico 87

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

In Russia, President Putin’s office just stopped using PC’s and switched to typewriters. You’d be invisible to all rootkit detection techniques that checks the operating system. Your operating system ensures security of updates by checking downloaded update packages against the signing key.) George Orwell.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley Russia Security Customer Development 335

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Trading lanes that were once calm and free, are being contested by geopolitical actors such as Iran, UK, China, USA and Russia. Operational resilience is perhaps the biggest factor of concern. You will need to plan for relevant disruptions to your export operations. Shipping is being diverted.

North America 59

North America Iran Russia Africa 59

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

and Russia have a combined 13,800 nuclear bombs, many 10x more powerful than those dropped on Japan. Think doctors and AI robots operating on patients in tandem and the improvement in surgery outcomes. There are countless examples of the notion, “just because we can, it doesn’t mean we should:”. Nuclear weapons: The U.S.

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Artificial Inteligence Global Los Angeles San Jose 171