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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #18- My parents were both refugees from Vietnam and had to support a family of five. But after a year of searching, I couldn't find anyone willing to hire her because of her lack of education and lack of professional experience. 18- Pursue what I wanted. Photo Credit: Jeneva Aaron.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

The Vietnam war was winding down. Even though the bombers we lost over North Vietnam were older versions, called B-52 D-models, many of the systems were the same. I made them a pretty good offer – hire me as a training instructor at the salary they were [.]