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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. The Army codebreaking group was the Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) at Arlington Hall. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). This was not a harmonious arrangement. Parker agreed to invest.

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How a Small Business Can Compete With the Big Guys at SEO

Up and Running

You’d dearly love to have high visibility on Google for organic search engine traffic and leads—but you’re being overwhelmed by big competitors with deep pockets and an army of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialists at their disposal. You’re running a small business. When doing keyword research, consider these factors: 1.

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4 Reasons To Consider A New Domain Name For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Now, you can always pay for online advertising and search engine placement, but we will have a huge advantage over the competition because a high-quality, exact-match domain means we won’t have to pay to get as many clicks. Rob obtained a bachelors in accounting from the University of Texas Arlington.

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9 Things to Know About Influencing Purchasing Decisions

ConversionXL

This applies equally to B2B - 71 percent of enterprise purchase decisions in the United States begin with research conducted on a search engine. says Dan McGinn, president of a research and strategy consultancy in Arlington. Most people do online research and compare different options. Peer reviews matter. Then it was the family van.

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

Steve Blank

The Army offered Fred Terman, the Dean of Engineering at Stanford, a $5M contract to build an electronics countermeasures lab. HP had an ethical culture, entrepreneurial spirit, and deep Stanford engineering department connections. The “customers’” contracts funded the company. Seven years later in 1971 ESL went public.

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The Rise of the Hacker Space | Update on 3D Printing Venture Camp @GeorgeMasonU

Campus Entrepreneurship

This evening, I was able to work with Arlington Economic Development and Amplifier Ventures in putting on a 3D Printing Venture Camp event at GMU’s Arlington Campus. We already have innovators from business, liberal arts, comp sci, electrical engineering, physics and design hanging out in our space.

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Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the Lean Startup)

Startup Lessons Learned

Eric is espousing a different way to build companies," says Kevin Dewalt, 40, an entrepreneur in Arlington, Va., Eric is espousing a different way to build companies," says Kevin Dewalt, 40, an entrepreneur in Arlington, Va., Eric Ries is experiencing something different. Eric Ries is experiencing something different.

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