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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush

Steve Blank

During World War II, the combatants (Germany, Britain, U.S. The Atom Splits In December 1938 scientists in Nazi Germany reported a new discovery – that the Uranium atom split ( fissioned ) when it hit with neutrons. and British emigre physicists – many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Germany and occupied Europe.

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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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Science, Freebies, Internet Marketing, The Evolution Of Leslie The Freebie Guy

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

My Web Design Company As a part of my masters degree, I did research for two summers in Germany. While in Germany, I decided to start a site advertising website design for $500 per website. I was able to design 2 or 3 websites while in Germany (with one being a more advanced $1,300 website) and was able to eat.

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. I’ve followed them with a few observations about the Internet that may help frame the scope of the debate. The Internet May Liberate Us. The Internet May Kill Us.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

To Enpal and Moss, reigning from Berlin, Germany, here’s a rundown of some of the world’s best startup capital for 2023. More of the continent’s population has become connected to the internet, and ongoing government support to upgrade digital infrastructure has been widespread.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Now, with the use of technology and the internet, especially with the pandemic, the landscape is shifting to safe, non-contact phone sales for life insurance. Digital navigation classes teach you how to use the correct tools to get around the internet. Life insurance has always been largely a face-to-face type of sale. 14- Workcation.

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The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

Both Sides of the Table

I used to ask Deborah to book my travel plans in France and Germany were I went 1-2 times / month. There were online tools to book this stuff but the Internet booking sites were early. If there was any society in which being a hustler was out of step with the norm is was England. But I don’t want to pay that much.