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5 Meetings That Changed The World

YoungUpstarts

Before Ford became one of the most significant names in the automobile industry, he worked for Edison at the Edison Illuminating Company between 1891 and 1898 as an engineer. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. The two became lifelong friends, with Edison encouraging Ford’s work. Robert Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette. The Million Dollar Quartet.

Memphis 100
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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

. —————- The next piece of the Secret History of Silicon Valley puzzle came together when Tom Byers , Tina Selig and Mark Leslie invited me to teach entrepreneurship in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program ( STVP ) in Stanford’s School of Engineering. My office is in the Terman Engineering Building.

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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. The Board hires the CEO — or City Manager, in this case — who’s in charge of carrying out the day-to-day administrative operations for the entire organization.