Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2026 – Lessons Learned Presentations
From Steve Blank Podcast by Steve Blank
June 11, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
The episode discusses lessons learned from the Hacking for Defense class at Stanford, highlighting the impact of modern warfare and technology.
We just wrapped up our Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. This was the 11th year we’ve taught Hacking for Defense, and the impact of asymmetric warfare, (drones, off-the-shelf technologies, etc.,) disruptive technologies (AI, commercial access to space) and a startup friendly DoW acquisition system – make it feel like a much different class than the previous classes.
People in this episode
Host: Steve Blank
Topics covered
- asymmetric warfare
- disruptive technologies
- Hacking for Defense
- AI
- commercial access to space
- DoW acquisition system
Keywords
- Hacking for Defense
- Stanford
- asymmetric warfare
- drones
- disruptive technologies
- AI
- DoW acquisition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford
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