Renny McPherson
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Renny McPherson is a Harvard Business School graduate who served as an active duty Marine Corps intelligence officer in Iraq and as a civilian analyst in Baghdad.

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The Business of al Qaeda

Posted July 18, 2011 | 13:23:00 (EST)

When Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound on May 2, the ensuing coverage focused on how the death of al Qaeda's leader might undercut terrorism worldwide. But the raid accomplished more than bin Laden's removal: it yielded several computers, nearly a dozen hard drives and...

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Bin Laden Raid Shows Value Of Tech Startups To The Military

Posted May 5, 2011 | 12:43:29 (EST)

This post was co-written with Matt McKnight and Brett Gibson.

Please note that this post is part two of two in a series that articulates to tech start-ups the value of looking to the military and intelligence community as a client.

The recent operation against Osama bin...

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Tech Startups: Turn The U.S. Military Into Your Client

Posted April 26, 2011 | 14:09:21 (EST)

This post was co-written with Matt McKnight and Brett Gibson.

The U.S. defense and intelligence communities have traditionally been difficult markets to engage. For this reason, most early stage entrepreneurs know very little about these organizations as potential partners or clients. This need not be the case. Today, there are...

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