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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. His co-founder, Eric, was the best young executive that we had at Opsware and is building Rockmelt into a great company and a great place to work.

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Elephants Can Dance – Reinventing HP « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

IBM had a near death experience in 1993, and moved from a product-centric hardware company to selling a complete set of solutions and services. At HP the founders were still at the company and still running the business. It would be nice to hear your thoughts.