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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

In World War II he headed up something called the Harvard Radio Research Lab. That led me back to the history of radar in World War II – and a story you may not know. The raid on Hamburg in July, 1943 was the first use of chaff in World War II. So I started to read all I could find on the development of microwaves.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

Microwave Valley – the 1950′s and ’60′s There isn’t much written about Silicon Valley during and after World War II. Reply The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II Movie was Wrong « Steve Blank , on April 27, 2009 at 5:02 am Said: [.] Who would have known? to do that.

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Customer Development is Not a Focus Group

Steve Blank

The leading minicomputer of the day, the DEC VAX , used little-endian, as did microprocessors such as the Intel 8086 (used in the IBM PC) and the Mostek 6502 (used in the Apple II.) Customer Development is Not a Focus Group « Steve Blank (tags: entrepreneurship startups) [.] I’m a designer.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part X: Stanford Crosses the.

Steve Blank

See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading. ———————– Swords Into Plowshares After the end of World War II, returning veterans were happy to beat swords into plowshares (and microwave tubes) on the Stanford campus. tags: startup history) [.] The future of the valley was clear – microwaves.

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SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – “Market Type” at.

Steve Blank

SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – Market Type at Work « Steve Blank (tags: strategy) [.] Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System » 20 Responses brantcooper , on March 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm Said: Great story, Steve. Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-03-26 , on March 27, 2009 at 1:02 am Said: [.]

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

I generally avoid handing over my slides as well, for two reasons: (i) confidentiality and, (ii) because I do not want someone else to try to “tell my story&#. tags: business startup entrepreneurship interesting people legal plagiarism investment funding strategy) [.] You proved this adage to be true once again. Steve Blank [.]

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SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

Steve Blank

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Startup Ethics: Albatross or Essential? » 8 Responses Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution « Yet Another VC Blog , on April 2, 2009 at 6:19 am Said: [.] via SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution — the Potrero Benchmarks « St… [.]