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Is America’s Corporate Culture In The Dark Ages?

YoungUpstarts

I was a founder and former CEO of Mustang Engineering, and from 2005 through 2014, Mustang opened several international offices. Within the next few years, Mustang added offices in Melbourne and Perth, Australia; Mumbai, India; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bogota, Colombia; Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia; and Norway.

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Founders Interview: Atlas Group London – ConstructionTech Transforming Healthcare

The Startup Magazine

David : If I’m the train, then Maha is the engine. Maha and I worked out that we actually lived in Saudi Arabia for two years in the 80’s as children – at exactly the same time. There is no one better at making sure that we stay on target in terms of strategy. I don’t know if that’s interesting, but it is a fact!

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

The energy was also fed by the crowd of prospective students — a motley, enthusiastic and clearly wicked smart group including engineering PhDs and computer science whiz kids, U.S. Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria.

Lean 273
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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

During the Cold War with the Soviet Union, science and engineering at both Stanford and U.C. Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. Clearly, lean works globally.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

When you’re building a startup and can’t hire the engineers you need, can’t retain staff, can’t get press coverage and can’t hire sales people – it certainly affects you. Why the bad side of bubbles affects entrepreneurs & investors alike. That’s not true.

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

The energy was also fed by the crowd of prospective students — a motley, enthusiastic and clearly wicked smart group including engineering PhDs and computer science whiz kids, U.S. Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria.

Lean 120
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Manjit Singh Sahota on Energy Tech Innovation in Oil and Gas Exploration

The Startup Magazine

Automated drilling means that fewer engineers are needed to achieve the same results and may lower the cost of drilling once the expensive equipment is paid for. Cyberattacks, sabotage, and terrorism can affect oil and gas production, as has recently been seen in Saudi Arabia.