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Playing With Fire – ChatGPT

Steve Blank

In addition to its outstanding performance on what it was designed to do, what has surprised researchers about ChatGPT is its emergent behaviors. One of the problems about disruptive technology is that disruption doesn’t come with a memo. History is replete with journalists writing about it and not recognizing it (e.g.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

This post is the latest in the “ Secret History Series.” See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading. As there was no single source of information about what was happening in the rapidly growing computer field, this ERA report became the bible of early U.S. see its 1956 reference manual here.)

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7 Reasons That Investors Won’t Fund Inventions Alone

Startup Professionals Musings

A business is about making money, while inventions are more about spending money. According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized.

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10 Lessons To Be Learned By Winning Teams Everywhere

Startup Professionals Musings

Find something to celebrate and something to laugh about. The rest is history. Those of you who viewed the movie The Social Network , saw an example of new entrepreneurs dealing with conflict poorly, almost leading to the demise of Facebook. It took two years of persistence to get the money.

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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

The Wal-Mart home page is customized for each shopper based on location, local weather, and the customer search and purchase history. He often talks about how he has learned how to disagree and yet commit to creative proposals from his teams, due to trust and the level of confidence he has for their customer insight.

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Lead Identification Software: Unlocking the Potential of Effective Lead Generation

The Startup Magazine

In today’s competitive market, having access to accurate and relevant information about potential customers is crucial. Understanding Lead Identification: What Is It All About? It involves gathering relevant data such as demographics, interests, online behavior, and purchase history to create detailed profiles of potential leads.

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8 Questions You Should Ask Before You Join A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.