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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Meanwhile the biggest and fastest scientific computer companies were in Minnesota. The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). And by 1966 they had been delivering computers for 16 years. Minneapolis/St.

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Getting Lean in Education – By Getting Out of the Classroom

Steve Blank

Their goal was to train University scientists and researchers to use Lean Startup methods (business model design, customer development and agile engineering) to commercialize their science. Don then recruited Karl Smith from the University of Minnesota to pilot a class of 9 teams made up of STEM educators.

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When choosing Austin’s next City Manager, find a tech-forward candidate

Austin Startup

The City of Austin operates as a council-manager form of government, where City Council sets the policy and budget and the City Manager implements both. Spencer Cronk is the Minneapolis City Coordinator and previously served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration. Why does the City Manager matter?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.

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Naming Your Business: Process and Pitfalls

The Startup Magazine

Acura” has no definition but suggests precision engineering, according to Entrepreneur. This is why Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining became 3M in 2002 and why Kentucky Fried Chicken adopted KFC in 1991. Avoid made up words or acronyms with no apparent meaning. Anything too obscure will be a problem for your audience.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

I am the VP of Engineering at a cutting-edge startup that sells software built on the.NET platform. You whine about how hard it is to find good engineers, then go on and on about how you intentionally avoid at least half of the market for skilled people? It’s also missing the point of engineering anything. Elaine Kenny.

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