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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

Martin , on March 23, 2009 at 5:10 pm Said: A beautiful example of consilience. Reply Christine , on July 23, 2009 at 11:51 am Said: and how, Mr. Martin. Patrick , on March 23, 2009 at 5:19 pm Said: Great story. what an excellent story, and an excellent mind.

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Rocket Science 2: Drinking the Kool-Aid

Steve Blank

If you were a “with it” VC you needed to have a “Content&# or “Multimedia&# company in your portfolio to impress your limited partners – educational software companies, game companies, or anything that could be described as content and/or Multimedia. You mention above being on both sides of a reality distortion field.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

million of it by the time they dissolved their partnership in 1968 – they returned $90 million to their limited partners – a 54% compound growth rate. Reply reader , on October 30, 2009 at 7:00 am Said: Thanks for this great series. See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading.