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You’re Invited: Hacking for Defense and Lean LaunchPad Final PresentationsJoin us for the final presentations of our two Stanford classes this Tuesday June 4th and Wednesday June 5th. Tuesday = Hacking for Defense...
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Gordon Bell R.I.P.Gordon Bell passed on this month. I was a latecomer in Gordon Bell’s life. But he made a lasting impact on mine. The first time I laid...
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The Venture Mindset – Worth A ReadIlya Strebulaev at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Director of the Stanford Venture Capital Initiative just came out with a book...
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Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with PolaroidThis part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land. Read part 1 for context. Kodak and Polaroid, the two most famous camera...
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The Secret History of Polaroid CEO Edwin Land – part 1The connections between the world of national security and commercial companies still has surprises. December 1976 – Vandenberg Air...
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Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing DealsOne of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a potential customer is, “We’re excited. When can you...
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Is a $100 Million Enough?This article first appeared in Inc . Capitalism has been good to me. After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a...
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Apple Vision Pro – Tech in the Search of a MarketA version of this article previously appeared in Fortune . If you haven’t been paying attention Apple has started shipping its Apple...
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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap UpWe just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class –part of Stanford’s Gordian Knot Center for...
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The Department of Defense Is Getting Its Innovation Act Together – But More Can Be DoneThis post previously appeared in Defense News and C4SIR . Despite the clear and present danger of threats from China and elsewhere,...
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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research AssociatesThis post is the latest in the “ Secret History Series .” They’ll make much more sense if you watch the video or read some of the earlier posts...
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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated MarketsBill Gurley was one of Silicon Valley’s smartest and most successful VCs. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two...
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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops to a quantum technology company offered insightful...
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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered...
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Profound BeliefsThis post previously appeared in EIX . In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are...
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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar BushI just saw the movie Oppenheimer . A wonderful movie on multiple levels. But the Atomic Bomb story that starts at Los Alamos with Oppenheimer...
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Lean Meets Wicked ProblemsThis post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College London co-teaching a “Wicked”...
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Reorganizing the DoD to Deter China and Win in the Ukraine – A Road Map for CongressThis article previously appeared in Defense News . It was co-written with Joe Felter , and Pete Newell . Today, the U.S. is supporting a...
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Playing With Fire – ChatGPTThe world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life....
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Startups that Have Employees In Offices Grow 3½ Times FasterThis article previously appeared in EIX – Entreprenuers and Innovators Exchange . Data shows that pre-seed and seed startups with...
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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review . Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture...
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Be Where Your Business IsThis post previously appeared on the readwrite blog. A CEO running a B-to-B startup in needs to live in the city where their...
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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2022 Wrap UpWe just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian...
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Why The Pentagon Can’t Count: It’s Time to Reinvent the AuditThis article previously appeared in War on the Rocks . In the past, headlines about the Pentagon failing its financial audit again would...
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The 6th Lean Innovation Educators Summit – Education and Innovation in the Age of Chaos and DisruptionJoin Jerry Engel , Pete Newell , and Steve Weinstein for the sixth edition of the Lean Innovation Educators Summit December 14, 1-4 pm Eastern...
