innovation – Ugur Candan

How Innovation Kills Mega Projects -Example XB-70 Valkyrie 12 Billion USD Project

Posted on 11/01/202611/01/2026 by Ugur

Here are the key project details of the XB-70 Valkyrie, one of the most ambitious aircraft programs of the Cold War: Original (1960s) Dollars Total program cost: $1.5 billion (USD) Adjusted for Inflation (Today’s Dollars)$12–14 billion USD (depending on inflation index used)This makes the XB-70 one of the most expensive experimental aircraft programs ever, especially considering: No production aircraftOnly one prototype survived Prototypes & Fate A must watch detail video below. XB-70A #1 (AV-1) First…

100% Open Source Project from Mick Ebeling – The EyeWriter

Posted on 24/09/201124/09/2011 by Ugur

“If not now, then when? If not me, then who?” Mick Ebeling raised in a family of entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Mick Ebeling is founder of the Not Impossible Foundation, an organization comprised of thinkers, dreamers, and doers, with a mission to take ideas that once seemed impossible to possible, when the right people are connected and empowered. “That was the first time I’ve drawn anything in seven years. I feel like I had been…