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Ardent War Story 5: The Best Marketers Are Engineers

Steve Blank

Building an Advisory Board In my travels outside the building I kept my eyes out for articulate and visionary scientists and engineers who had expertise we lacked, and were willing to help in an advisory capacity. Our company’s stock was an inducement, but all of them were in it to help us build a better computer. Context here.)

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36 Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Your Little Entrepreneur

Up and Running

There’s a new trend in toy design and it’s probably one of the most important in decades: STEM toys are designed to encourage children’s interest in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. If architecture isn’t your kid’s “thing,” Scientific Explorer has a number of other great creative toys and games.

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Money Moves: 10 eCommerce Business Ideas For Startups In 2019

YoungUpstarts

Do you have what it take to actually code the website architecture? You can even become an expert in search engine optimization (SEO) content. When you have a stock that you’ve curated, you can find the clients who would be interested. Well, there’s a lot to consider when navigating website development.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Parker agreed to invest. The company hit the ground running.

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

My ex-boss was going to be the VP of Engineering and I would report to the CEO whose marketing acumen and sales instincts seemed at the time to be telepathic and sense of theater was legend. Our vision was that just as the PC was revolutionizing the business market, we were going to do the same for scientists and engineers.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Technologies They Most Look Forward to

Hearpreneur

In healthcare it can be used to diagnose diseases earlier, in finance it can identify fraud, in retail, it can optimize stock levels and predict consumer trends, in agriculture it can optimize crop yields by monitoring conditions and predicting weather patterns. Thanks to Ed Shway, ByteXD ! #2- 2- Advances in medical technology.

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Intel Disrupted: Why large companies find it difficult to innovate, and what they can do about it

Steve Blank

Here are four reasons: First, companies bought into the false premise that they exist to maximize shareholder value – which said “keep the stock price high.” ARM, a competitor, not only had a better, much lower power processor, but a better business model – they licensed their architecture to other companies that designed their own products.