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Ardent 1: Supercomputers Get Personal

Steve Blank

We were on the University of North Carolina campus to meet with Fred Brooks and Henry Fuchs. Supercomputers get Personal Back in Sunnyvale my friend had not only been hired but had convinced the team that we should be building hardware – making a new class of computers not a software application.

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“Coming for the Content, Staying for the Community” Started With Video Games (Or Maybe Religion?) But Will Define Media This Decade

Hunter Walker

Lean Luxe (business of commerce and brands) has a newsletter and Slack group. Hiring for many roles in SF, North Carolina or Remote. So it’s not a question of “how many newsletters can one person pay for?” it’s “how many communities does someone want to be a part of?”. Notes and More. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere – Show No. 16: Wayne Sutton and Dave Kashen

Steve Blank

Yet this same network of connected people affects who gets funded, how startup teams form, and who gets hired. . — Wayne set his sights on entrepreneurship when he was a teen, working in the tobacco fields of North Carolina: I remember working in the tobacco field one morning. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

They founded Onward, a platform that matches displaced workers--usually, hourly workers--to industries that are hiring rapidly right now. It just so happens that my disposition will always lean toward the health of human beings, it is part of who I am. When the pandemic hit, Irma and Jake turned their attention to another problem.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. Not long after, it reduced the size of its local workforce and eventually sold out to an obscure bank from North Carolina.