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Clusters, Class, Culture and Unfair Advantages

Steve Blank

I found a job in Ann Arbor working as a field engineer. One day the company sent me and an engineer across the country, to a city none of us had ever heard of – San Jose, California – to install a process control system in a Ford Assembly plant. (We What kind of place were we in that advertised for engineers on the radio?

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Clusters, Class, Culture and Unfair Advantages

Steve Blank

I found a job in Ann Arbor working as a field engineer. One day the company sent me and an engineer across the country, to a city none of us had ever heard of – San Jose, California – to install a process control system in a Ford Assembly plant. (We What kind of place were we in that advertised for engineers on the radio?

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Make Election Day a Holiday: It’s the American Thing to Do

Reid Hoffman

In the same way that other major holidays have become powerful economic engines, it creates new opportunities for entrepreneurism and commerce. In contrast, lawyers, executives, and other salaried professionals with flexible schedules have the highest turnout rates. This dichotomy helps perpetuate racial and socio-economic inequities.