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

Steve Blank

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) Over a hundred government contractors reviewed Stanford’s work on tubes and systems. The lab would repeat the conference the following week for government agencies doing military work.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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