To quote one of my more colorful and influential Special Forces instructors during the train up for SF selection, who we will call ‘Mike’, “Have a Continue Reading
Special Forces: Intersection of the “Mind of the System” and “Mind of the Disruptor”
I did not surrender idealism when our only child was born, but rather I came to see the world and its strengths, flaws, and dangers specifically in Continue Reading
Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, from the late 1700s through the early 1800s, was incidental, if not intentioned, the result of the Treaties of Münster and Continue Reading
Get Ready, This Will Hurt | Special Forces and Entrepreneurship
There’s an incredible amount we don’t know. About self, others, the ever more connected world we live in. Of course, these are the big unknowns we’ve Continue Reading
Six Rules Anyone Can Follow to Rise to the Occasion
“Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.” ― Suzanne Weyn, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium ____________ Last night was movie night with my nine-year-old Continue Reading
Unconventional Investing | Special Forces and Entrepreneurship
Drawn directly from the methods, best practices and lessons learned during 65 years conducting the Unconventional Warfare of U.S. Army Special Forces, Continue Reading
The Type of Failure is What Matters | Special Forces and Entrepreneurship
A lot of talk has been going around the last few years in the circles of experts. Talk related to the importance of failure. Having failed a good Continue Reading
Unconventional Warfare, Venture Capital Style
The single greatest threat to American interests in all those places around the globe where we put ourselves in harm’s way is the extensive pool of Continue Reading
Special Forces: Market Research, When Lives are on the Line
Special Forces: Market Research, When Lives are on the Line by E.M. Burlingame This first appeared in The Havok Journal September 6, 2015. As the Continue Reading
Startup Success is a Sequence of Running Gun Battles
A running gun battle: an argument that continues over a long period of time; and a fight that takes place as one group chases Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Only the Practical Matters
A few weeks ago, in Never Quit!, I discussed Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours Outlier theory, the concept it takes 5 years of research and diligent Continue Reading
The Developed World’s Deprived Inner Cities: Special Operations Forces and Foreign Internal Defense
The Developed World’s Deprived Inner Cities: Special Operations Forces and Foreign Internal Defense by E.M. Burlingame The future does not look Continue Reading