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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Meanwhile the biggest and fastest scientific computer companies were in Minnesota. Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. Finally, ERA’s penchant for extreme secrecy left them unschooled in the art of marketing, sales, and Public Relations. Minneapolis/St.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

I live in Minnesota. My code is running well right now in universities, Fortune 500 companies, mom-and-pop businesses, power utilities, state and national governments, and, yes, a number of successful startups. Consult your public relations team before posting about things your clearly do not understand. “Why?”

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