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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The two groups would merge in 1949 as the Armed Forces Security Agency and then become the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1952. Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. What Did ERA Build For the National Security Agency (NSA)?

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

blog.expensify.com

You become so steeped in tools and techniques that have absolutely no relevance outside of.NET that you are actually less valuable to a startup than had you just taken a long nap. Two things: If you ever want to work in a startup, avoid.NET. But what they do is very, very rarely startups. It does you no favors.

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