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University of Minnesota Commencement speech – May 10th 2013

Steve Blank

This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. They struck out across the country and ended up here in Minnesota. And that’s great. Only In America.

Minnesota 335
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University of Minnesota Commencement speech – May 10th 2013

Steve Blank

This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. They struck out across the country and ended up here in Minnesota. And that’s great. Only In America.

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