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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Parker agreed to invest. The company hit the ground running.

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Seven Reasons Why Customer Reference Programs Fail

YoungUpstarts

by Bill Lee, author of “ The Hidden Wealth of Customers: Realizing the Untapped Value of Your Most Important Asset “ Harnessing the power of references and referrals seems like an obvious win. The program has to be well staffed so it becomes a seamless and well integrated part of your entire growth engine. For example: 1.

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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

In the early days of the web, companies like AltaVista, Excite, WebCrawler and others competed in becoming the search engine of choice. But two years after Google came to the fore in 1998, Google became the number one search engine and “Googling” has become synonymous with web search. Finally, there’s competition.

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Why Website Structure Matters

YoungUpstarts

Importantly, your site structure also has search engine optimisation (SEO) benefits. In short, site structure refers to the organisation of on-site content. In short, site structure refers to the organisation of on-site content. What is Website Structure? Guarantee that all visitors can navigate your website with ease.

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10 SEO Strategies to Increase Search Engines Rankings

ReadWriteStart

If you want your website to be seen by more people, you need to rank higher on search engines. In this post, we will discuss the most important and actionable SEO tips that you can follow to increase your rankings on search engines. When people look for something on a search engine, they have a specific intent. Build Backlinks.

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10 Keys To Surviving Startup Cash Flow Requirements

Startup Professionals Musings

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner.

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What to expect before accepting the offer to become Engineer #1 at a startup

The Next Web

“It kinda sucks to be engineer #1.”. That’s what a couple of my friends – engineers at Google and Bloomberg who have been following the rise of startup culture with intrigue – told me recently. They were referring to non-founder engineers, most commonly the first hire for technology businesses. Engineer #1?

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