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4 Reasons To Consider A New Domain Name For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

By Robert Bruce, founder of www.homes.forsale. Rob obtained a bachelors in accounting from the University of Texas Arlington. I remember back in 1994 when a friend asked if I’d like to buy a domain name. I had no idea what that meant, so I turned it down. It turned out to be a big mistake.

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The Army codebreaking group was the Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) at Arlington Hall. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker. This was not a harmonious arrangement. Why Minneapolis/St.

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Find A Way To Love Your Clients, Or Learn To Let Them Go

YoungUpstarts

by Dave Marinaccio, CCO and Co-Founder of LMO Agency, and author of “ All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek “ “It’s not personal, it’s just business.”. How many times have you heard someone say that and thought to yourself, “what a load of crap”?

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A Discussion About Technology in Education in my Home Town

Rob Go

I was lucky to attend a discussion last night on technology education in Arlington schools. It was graciously organized by Larry Bohn from General Catalyst, who sent multiple kids through the Arlington school district. There was a great group of investors, entrepreneurs, and educators who all live in Arlington.

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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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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. Dan Wilson of TechShop and Brian Jacoby of Nova-Labs, both hacker spaces, exhibited and sat on our panel. A lot of people in urban settings don’t have that.”.

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

Steve Blank

Communism being a bad science experiment) ESL’s founder Bill Perry was moving the chess pieces. One key difference: unlike HP, which had restricted stock ownership to the founders and top management, Perry made sure everyone at ESL had stock. I used to work for a company located in Arlington, VA that had the CIA as a client.