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Lt. Gen. John Thompson explains how startups can interact with the Space Force

TechCrunch

As the commander of the Space and Missiles Systems Center, he oversees research, design, development and acquisition of satellites and their associated command and control systems for the U.S. Like its Air Force counterpart, this “werx” center is a key component for Space Force’s acquisition strategy.

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Europe’s Chips Act to bake in up to €2BN in funding support for startups and scale-ups

TechCrunch

Commenting in a statement, Margrethe Vestager, the Commission EVP who heads up the digital strategy, said: “ Chips are necessary for the green and digital transition — and for the competitiveness of European industry. We should not rely on one country or one company to ensure safety of supply.

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Managing Your Startup Board?—?A Short Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product. I also wrote an entire series on the topic of Startup Boards if you want to do any more reading that link has several articles you can dig into.

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