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Venture Capital takes advantage of power-law distribution, should the Department of Defense?

October 11, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here is venture investor Steve Kim on data-driven insights from the Venture Stories podcast. We model that 30% of the startups that we invest in […]

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Is the Air Force heading back to paralysis by analysis in weapons choice?

March 22, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall quoted in a recent Space News article, speaking about problems in current acquisition: “Overall, we start more […]

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The effect of the “weapon systems” concept on the defense supplier base

April 23, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

In 1955, for example, Fortune magazine reported that United Aircraft dealt directly with as many as 7,000 subcontractors and suppliers and North American with 10,000. […]

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