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Steve Blank How the U.S. Became A Science Superpower
Prior to WWII the U.S was a distant second in science and…
Steve Blank How to Flip the Script, Beat China and Russia – And Fix the Broken Department of Defense
A version of this post previously appeared in War on the Rocks.…
Steve Blank Quantum Computing – An Update
In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem.…
Steve Blank How Saboteurs Threaten Innovation–and What to Do About It
This article first appeared in First Round Review. “Only the Paranoid Survive”Andy Grove…
Steve Blank How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices
Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is…
Steve Blank Security Clearances at the Speed of Startups
Imagine you got a job offer from a company but weren’t allowed…
Steve Blank Why Large Organizations Struggle With Disruption, and What to Do About It
Seemingly overnight, disruption has allowed challengers to threaten the dominance of companies…
Steve Blank Lean LaunchPad @Stanford 2024 – 8 Teams In, 8 Companies Out
This post previously appeared in Poets and Quants. We just finished the…
Steve Blank Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2024 – Lessons Learned Presentations
We just finished our 9th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What…
Hacking for Defense and Lean LaunchPad Final Presentations
Posted on June 3, 2024 by steve blank Join us for the…



