Blank: China operates like Silicon Valley while DoD runs like GM
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Steve Blank compares the speed and innovation of China's defense ecosystem against the bureaucracy of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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“On a good day, China operates like Silicon Valley, and if we're really lucky on that same day, the DOD is operating like General Motors.”
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