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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

It's difficult not to include Steve Jobs at the top of that list; he established a brand in Apple that altered global habits and elevated the importance of design in our daily lives. Under his leadership, Google has become a leading player in both these strategic areas. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21-

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

Not surprising with a CEO with a PhD in Math, at ESL the engineers ran the company, pursuing bleeding-edge designs in antennas, receivers and microwaves – at times hand in hand with Stanford’s engineering department. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. The “customers’” contracts funded the company.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

We could design warfighting tactics based on knowing the tactics of our opponent. We could design and manufacture the best systems. We used these tools to keep pace with the Soviet threats and eventually used silicon, semiconductors and stealth to create an offset strategy to leapfrog their military. Newell ran the U.S.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. They have hundreds, if not thousands, of engineers, world-class design studios, subject matter experts from supply chain to manufacturing. So is strong support from the parent company’s leadership.

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

Steve Blank

Stanford’s research on the earth’s ionosphere would lead to meteor-burst communication systems and Over the Horizon Radar used by the NSA and CIA to detect Soviet and Chinese missile tests and ultimately to the research that made Stealth technologies possible. political leadership with a much bigger picture. Meanwhile the U.S.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

They had me lay off the entire team of seven designers and then laid me off. I also grew up with a father who had traditional values around gender roles, favoring female domesticity over entrepreneurship and leadership. Thanks to Andrea Heuston, Artitudes Design ! #2- Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #18-

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Twitter Link Roundup #36 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 40 memorable design quotes visualized – [link]. Stylish White Package Design Inspiration – [link]. Industrial Design: 50+ Wicked Product Designs | designrfix.com – [link].