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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

No Knowledge of Computers Silicon Valley emerged from work in World War II led by Stanford professor Fred Terman developing microwave and electronics for Electronic Warfare systems. The company took on any engineering work that came their way but were kept in business developing new code-breaking machines for the Navy.

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Build, Buy Or Build To Buy

YoungUpstarts

We weren’t winning or losing business to other developers, rather it generally came down to three options: Buy – the client saw the value in our platform and they subscribed to our cloud. The decision on whether to purchase or develop the innovative applications that your firm needs to compete has changed dramatically with cloud solutions.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. For example, recruiting writ large is useful at all stages of development. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog.

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The Economics of a Small VC Fund

This is going to be BIG.

It''s also probably less than most funded CEOs are making--or certainly less than your average software developer. If I was optimizing for cash, I would have been an investment banker a long time ago. I have a desk in a co-working space--that''s $5k a year. I don''t have any kids.

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How to Raise Investment Capital - According to VC Jeff Clavier

ReadWriteStart

Clavier began his presentation at the beginning of a company's lifecycle, asking how many co-founders a startup ought to have. He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. How to Hack the Investment World.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 8: Phil Randazzo and Derek Andersen

Steve Blank

Phil Randazzo , is the founder of American Dream U , a national entrepreneurship and coaching program that helps transitioning soldiers find work or start their own business. Derek Andersen , is the founder of Startup Grind , a 200,000-person entrepreneurial community with chapters in 75 countries run by more than 1,000 volunteers.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Apple, for example, is the world's most valuable business, yet the iOS operating system enables firms like Facebook to use an already-existing infrastructure to accelerate their mobile development. take a look at the 17 goals adopted by the UN for Sustainable Development) AND it’s inspiring. 13- Versatile.