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A Beer Drinker's View of the Venture Industry

Genuine VC

In other words, for a company looking to compete across the entire marketplace in a specific industry, it must either develop a unique product offering (along the lines of brand, design, features) or more-efficiently produce the product to outcompete on price. As the venture capital space matures, I see a similar pattern emerging.

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

Steve Blank

So they systematically designed electronic devices called “jammers&# to shut down each part of the German air defense system. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Chaff used 3/4′s of all the aluminum foil in the U.S. in World War II, because by the end of the war, every bomber stream was dumping chaff on every mission.