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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

I got fired from a software sales job, started a systems integrator called MicroSolutions. Buy these sandals and we'll contribute money to building schools in Afghanistan for girls who otherwise couldn't go to school. Mark Cuban : Yeah, I guess. I'm Mark Cuban. I own the Dallas Mavericks. I'm on Shark Tank. MC : Especially now, yeah.

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The Coming Chip Wars

Steve Blank

Going forward, China plans to start investing in chip design software, advanced materials, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. From the perspective of some China policymakers, America is exhausted from endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and will not fight again. How Do the Chinese View Our Actions?

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