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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

Have they moved to their forward operating bases in the Artic?) The low-level conflict continued until the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis when the local Soviet commander shot down a U-2 over Cuba. How many did they have? How would they reach the U.S.? How would we know if they were coming? This was a deadly game.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

Especially when the brand normally operate in an invisible category like washing powder. Popup-e-nomics – As retail continues to struggle as a permanent fixture, smart and nimble operators are leveraging events, seasonality and instant geo-located retail parties as we move into the popup-e-nomics era.

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