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

Steve Blank

In World War II he headed up something called the Harvard Radio Research Lab. That led me back to the history of radar in World War II – and a story you may not know. The raid on Hamburg in July, 1943 was the first use of chaff in World War II. So I started to read all I could find on the development of microwaves.

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

Steve Blank

See the Secret History bibliography for sources and supplemental reading. ———————– Swords Into Plowshares After the end of World War II, returning veterans were happy to beat swords into plowshares (and microwave tubes) on the Stanford campus. tags: startup history) [.] The future of the valley was clear – microwaves.

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SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – “Market Type” at.

Steve Blank

SuperMac War Story 4: Repositioning SuperMac – Market Type at Work « Steve Blank (tags: strategy) [.] Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System » 20 Responses brantcooper , on March 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm Said: Great story, Steve. Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-03-26 , on March 27, 2009 at 1:02 am Said: [.]

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

I generally avoid handing over my slides as well, for two reasons: (i) confidentiality and, (ii) because I do not want someone else to try to “tell my story&#. tags: business startup entrepreneurship interesting people legal plagiarism investment funding strategy) [.] You proved this adage to be true once again. Steve Blank [.]

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SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

Steve Blank

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Startup Ethics: Albatross or Essential? » 8 Responses Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution « Yet Another VC Blog , on April 2, 2009 at 6:19 am Said: [.] via SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical Execution — the Potrero Benchmarks « St… [.]

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

You May Hate It, But You Won’t Ignore It The results of our package redesigns were packages like “SuperMac Thunder II&#. We realized that we needed to take all these lessons and redesign our packaging. They were bright, they were loud, and they had lots of reasons to buy front and back.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

Having already assembled one of most advanced electronic labs in World War II, Terman was one of the few academics who could do it. The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. Meanwhile the U.S.