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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. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Parker agreed to invest. The company hit the ground running.

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Top 5 Innovative Business Ideas For Civil Engineers

YoungUpstarts

Roads, streets, bridges, metro lines, and huge skyscrapers everything that we see from the business and corporate buildings to malls for entertainment, is just because of the marvels of civil engineering. In the future, we will witness the role of civil engineers evolve even more as technology is evolving everything and everywhere.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively.

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Understanding the Regulatory Process throughout your next Hardware Product Design

The Startup Magazine

Designing new hardware products that have a positive impact on customers is no small feat. There are several elements that go into hardware product design that taps an unaddressed customer need, has the customer WOW factor, and succeeds long term in the market. By: Kevin Bailey, CEO at Design 1st.

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Website Design Tactics to Reduce the Bounce Rate

The Startup Magazine

Consulting a professional web design company can help you resolve issues that can range from a slow loading website, a confusing content layout, aesthetics that don’t appeal, and more. The presence of a FAQ page with updated information is also a strong SEO signal for driving better search engine results page ranks. Conclusion .

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Why the Gig Economy is Coming for Architects, Engineers

ReadWriteStart

While other industries have been quick to adapt to freelance employment, architects and engineers within the construction sector have lagged behind — and that is beginning to change. Here’s why the gig economy is coming for architects and engineers. It’s official: The gig economy is coming to construction.

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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

One of the lessons we’ve learned in building HiHello is to recognize and filter out fake / scam engineering candidates from our recruiting pipeline. The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary.