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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The Navy’s was called CSAW ( Communications Supplemental Activity Washington ) also known as OPS-20-G. Parker was a ex Naval Academy graduate and a Minneapolis businessman who owned a glider manufacturing company and was well connected in Washington. Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry.

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Twitter Link Roundup #193 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Washington Post – [link]. Proving there’s no shortage of idiots in government, Dallas proposes stupid restrictions designed to keep Uber away – [link]. Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses? | Why Etsy’s brave new economy is crumbling – [link].

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

In an article titled “Where Lying Was Business as Usual,” Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. And success goes to those who play it best. ” Accountability.

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

In an article titled “Where Lying Was Business as Usual,” Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. And success goes to those who play it best. ” Accountability.

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10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Politicians

crowdSPRING Blog

This usually takes the form of public relations – news conferences, press releases, public appearances are leveraged to keep the person or the issue in the public eye and push the priorities and ideas of the politician into the public conscience.

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Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA

Steve Blank

But why does the movie business think their solution is in Washington and legislation? In the 1920’s individual states were beginning to censor movies and the federal government was threatening to do so as well. and Public Relations. Regulation/Legislation. History and success.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.