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SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

At the time no one (including Apple) knew exactly what consumers were going to do with multimedia, it was still pre-Internet. But the team believed adding video as an integral part of an operating system and user experience (where there had only been text and still images) would be transformative. The software was idiot proof.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 8 – AI – Chris Lynch and Nand Mulchandani

Steve Blank

I’ve extracted and paraphrased a few of their key insights below, but there are many others throughout this substantive discussion, and I urge you to read the entire transcript ( here and here ) and watch the video. Why Should Silicon Valley Engineers and Our Students Get Involved? If you can’t see the video click here.

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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

Companies are relying on the engineering talent provided by remote, distributed, or as we call them , boundaryless teams. For some time now, it has been possible to outsource engineering labor to other countries. They’re low cost and capable of delivering specific — but mostly basic — engineering services.

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Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Its a nice complement on the product engineering side to his customer development methodology.

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SXSW Startups: Horizon

Austin Startup

A finalist in Entertainment and Content , which will pitch at 3:30 pm Sunday, March 10, Horizon makes blockchain-powered video games for dreamers, futurists, and digital citizens. We’ve got an incredible engineering team that cares a lot about system design, architecture and user experience. What trend is your team most excited about?

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How to Develop an App for Your Business Without Coding Knowledge

Up and Running

Mobile app usage now makes up more than 50% of all internet traffic. These are all questions that you can answer without a degree in software engineering. . The problem is that creating an app is not as easy as watching a video and signing up for a WordPress account. Hire a team or do it yourself. Hire a development team.