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

Steve Blank

And you’d like me to do my talk on Customer Development and startups?” “No, we’re the other CIA.” On first glance it appears as if they are spending to much energy in the vertical portion of the jump, relative to the horizontal portion. Do you mean the Culinary Institute of America?

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

Think of the most amazing spectrum analyzer you could build with 1960s technology. Sure the rest of the stories diverge though… can’t really imagine a Soviet counterpart to the Customer Development method. Then think some more. Reply Ben C. , The Story Behind the Secret History Part II.