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

Steve Blank

Finally, I had an answer to the question I had asked 35 years earlier when I was in Thailand: “How did electronic warfare get started?&# Shelton | Blog » Blog Archive » Links: April 29th , on April 29, 2009 at 12:02 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. invention of electronic warfare, part I and [.]

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Thirty-Six Years Later

Steve Blank

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

Thailand: Bats, Moths and John Scoggins I was 19 in 1973 and in Thailand in the Air Force working on electronic warfare equipment on fighter planes, gunships and Wild Weasels, at the tail end of the Vietnam War. Blog at WordPress.com. So this post is how I came to write “The Secret History of Silicon Valley&#. (I’ll

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

After been stationed at three fighter bases in Thailand ( Ubon , Udorn and Korat ) and working on Electronic Warfare suites on F-4’s, A-7’s, F-105’s and AC-130’s, I got orders to report to a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 bomber base in Alpena Michigan. Imagine how hot, humid and unbearable the weather was in Thailand.

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Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions

Steve Blank

I Love Business Plan Competitions I had a breakfast with a friend who has founded a few companies in Thailand and started the New Ventures Program at one of their universities. I asked that question because I several months ago I had just spent a week re-writing our plan and some VC blog talked about it being a “luxury.&#

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

These components were the heart of the electronic warfare equipment I have worked on; including fighters in Thailand and on B-52 bombers. Reply DodaPedia » Blog Archive » How to decide where to live , on June 21, 2009 at 7:18 am Said: [.] Blog at WordPress.com. I’ll stop channeling James Burke now.