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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

A tech bubble is the rapid inflation in the valuation of public and private technology companies that exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin. Bubbles are not new; we have had them for hundreds of years (the Tulip Mania , South Sea Company , Mississippi Company , etc.). The technology blogs (TechCrunch, et al.)

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15 Famous Companies That Started As Something Much Different

YoungUpstarts

But in the 1990s, Nokia pared down to simply focus on telecommunications, including networking equipment, personal computers, IT equipment, and the product they are most famous for today, mobile phones. But in those days, as the Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company, the only thing they were sending was telegrams.

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Becoming an Entrepreneur Ain't for Everybody!

Small Business Force

Whether caused by economic times or the seeming low cost of entry, especially for technology-based businesses, it appears that more and more folks are setting out on the entrepreneurial path. Now entrepreneurs don't have to be "Mississippi gamblers," but there are risks involved. You're risk averse. It can help another entrepreneur.

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

Since it was the military and I was a lowly airman (I was outranked by the rest of the entire air force), the answer I got was, “Don’t you know there’s a war on? Shut up and keep fixing that equipment.” In exchange for helping John with his bats and bugs, I learned about the big picture ?–

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National Security Innovation just got a major boost in Washington

Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense is now offered at eight universities in addition to Stanford – Georgetown , University of Pittsburgh , Boise State , UC San Diego, James Madison University, University of Southern Mississippi , and later this year University of Southern California and Columbia University. In 2012, Rep.