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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Some of the best and brightest wanted to work for defense contractors or corporate research and development labs. Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. The table below summarizes a few of the salient differences.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Non-dilutive Financing Through Revenue Sharing

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And a few words about Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) company that is navigating its next phase of evolution are also warranted. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by nosheep.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.