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"This paper provides an assessment of indicators associated with Unidentified?Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) reports included in the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) Pattern Recognition Study?(Hancock et al., 2023a). The Pattern Recognition study analyzed UAP incidents geographically proximal to US military installations between 1945 and 1975. A set of 590 comprehensively documented UAP reports from this period were collected from select sources, including Project Blue Book. Study sites included: 1) atomic materials production, 2) atomic weapons assembly, 3) atomic weapons stockpiles, 4) atomic weapons deployment, and 5) rocket/missile testing and development. The Pattern Recognition Study concluded that intelligent and focused activity was associated with UAP at atomic facilities to a greater degree than conventional non-atomic military facilities. Further study of the UAP activity frequency, type and pattern indicated the need to assess possible intentions relating to information collection, obstruction of military activities, and aggressive engagement. An additional 284 incidents were examined based on relevant UAP activity, for a total of 874 incidents. A list of indicators was created and mapped to four major scenarios for assessment. Based on the analysis of indications for UAP incidents included for this study, an Atomic Weapons Survey was indicated as the most likely scenario. The less likely scenarios were General Military Survey, Atomic Warfare Prevention and Military Aggression respectively." - Sean Grosvenor, Larry J. Hancock and Ian Porritt, UAP Indications Analysis 1945-1975 United States Atomic Warfare Complex, Limina — The Journal of UAP Studies 2(1) (2025) 109-128

The Startups VCs Wish They Hadn’t Passed On ?? Every investor has a story about the one that got away—the startup they overlooked, dismissed, or just didn’t believe in. Here are seven massive companies that early VCs passed on, only to watch them turn into billion-dollar giants: 1. Airbnb – “Nobody will rent out their home to strangers” ? Rejected by: 7 of the top 10 VC firms ? Believed in by: Y Combinator (Paul Graham) ? Initial Investment: $20,000 in 2009 ? Now Worth: Over $100B market cap 2. Uber – “People won’t get into a stranger’s car” ? Passed on by: Multiple VCs in early rounds ? Spotted by: First Round Capital (Rob Hayes) ? First Check: $510,000 in 2010 ? Today’s Market Cap: $57B 3. Zoom – “The video conferencing market is too crowded” ? Turned down for: Market saturation concerns ? Backed by: WebEx and Cisco colleagues ? Early Funding: $3M from friends & family ? Now Valued At: $21B 4. Shopify – “Just another e-commerce platform” ? Overlooked as: A small niche business ? Early believers: Tobias Lütke’s family and angels ? Initial Capital: $450,000 ? Current Worth: $76B 5. Snapchat – “A disappearing photo app? No thanks” ? Rejected by: Sequoia Capital ? Recognized by: Lightspeed Venture Partners (Barry Eggers) ? First Investment: $485,000 in 2012 ? Now Valued At: $18B 6. FedEx – “Too expensive to scale” ? VCs dismissed it as: Unfeasible ? Funded by: Frederick Smith himself ? Self-Invested: $4M in 1971 ? Today’s Valuation: $41B 7. Dell – “Who wants to buy computers from a college dorm?” ? Ignored by: Institutional investors ? Funded by: Michael Dell & family ? Started With: $1,000 at age 19 ? Current Valuation: $52B What’s the lesson here? VCs get it wrong—a lot. The best founders see opportunities where others don’t, and the biggest companies are often built on ideas that seemed crazy at the time. Which of these surprises you the most? And which startup do you think investors are overlooking today that will be worth billions in the future? #startups #venturecapital #investing #founders

At current pace of technology, companies can no longer survive through purely incremental improvement, u either choose to disrupt or be disrupted.