Thirty-Six Years Later
Steve Blank
AUGUST 7, 2009
To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.
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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.
Steve Blank
MARCH 22, 2009
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. So this post is how I came to write “The Secret History of Silicon Valley&#. (I’ll So here it is in five parts.
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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.
Steve Blank
MARCH 28, 2009
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. Now In Print!
The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.
Steve Blank
APRIL 27, 2009
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?&# Apparently, the Office of Scientific Research thought that Stanford’s engineering department was second rate.) To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!
Love/Hate Business Plan Competitions
Steve Blank
MAY 7, 2009
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 hate business plan competitions. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.
The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.
Steve Blank
APRIL 20, 2009
These components were the heart of the electronic warfare equipment I have worked on; including fighters in Thailand and on B-52 bombers. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. After 20 years, the story started coming home for me. Now In Print!
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