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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

And while the Soviets are fighting the Germans in massive land battles in eastern Europe, until the allies invade Western Europe in June 1944, the only way the U.S. Bear with me as this history takes you from the skies of Europe to Fred Terman.) And they got it coming and going to the target.

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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

A Phone Call After I left MIPS Computers I was in New York tagging along with a friend (a computer architect whose products at Apple a decade later would change the shape of personal computing) who was consulting for a voice recognition startup. On a rainy day in Providence we tracked Andy down just as he was leaving for a trip to Europe.

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What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing

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The quantitative combination of an initial approach that is high-volume, but later selectively filtered results in a higher percentage outcome of winners, and larger dollar-weighted bets on companies that are successful. startupcto

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part X: Stanford Crosses the.

Steve Blank

In 1949, with the detection of the first Soviet nuclear weapons test, the Iron Curtain falling across Europe and the fall of China to the Communists, Cold War paranoia drove the U.S. tags: startup history) [.] military to rearm and mobilize.

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

had been engaged in the Vietnam War, and had agreed to parity in nuclear weapons, Soviet forces in Europe had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers, all under Détente. Yet while the U.S. In response the U.S. Bill Perry put us on the path to use Silicon Valley as a weapon in the cold war.

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The Steps of the Recruiting Process … and How to Identify Failure Points

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Browse Articles by Tag. Browse Articles by Tag. tags: hiring. Sales and Guest Relations Manager for CIS, Eastern Europe & Greece. More recruiting articles by Dr. Sullivan can be found in the ER Daily archives. Not logged in. [ log in or register ]. Recruiting Intelligence. Recruiting Community.™

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Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse

Software By Rob

company registration, bank accounts, accounting… I was new to all that, and the process turned out to be more drawn out and complicated that expected (I’m in Europe, so your mileage may vary!). Thomas: The most surprisingly long-running task turned out to be setting up the company infrastructure – ie. at 2:21 pm [.]