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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Parker agreed to invest. The company hit the ground running.

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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

Startup Professionals Musings

He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine. On the basic search engine front, WolframAlpha is an amazing computational engine often used by Siri, which creates intelligent results, graphs, and reports from any natural language question.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

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In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. By automating routine and complex tasks alike, AI allows engineers to focus on innovation and strategic tasks.

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6 Tips To Avoid Being Blindsided By A New Competitor

Startup Professionals Musings

They overtly set out to create the future as a mission distinctly separate from their performance engine of today. The future needs to be treated as today by a team and a process that is insulated from interference, but empowered to draw on necessary performance engine resources. Sponsor experiments and measure like new investments.

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Quantum Computing – An Update

Steve Blank

Advances in materials science will drive down error rates Regional research consortiums Venture capital investment FOMO and financial engineering We talk a lot about qubits in this post. The key to this is materials engineering. Financial engineering. How many physical qubits do you need? That’s not always true.

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Playing With Fire – ChatGPT

Steve Blank

Nuclear weapons and genetic engineering had advocates for unlimited experimentation and unfettered controls. Here biologists came up with guidelines for lab safety containment levels depending on the type of experiments, as well as a list of prohibited experiments (cloning things that could be harmful to humans, plants and animals).

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. Social media is not rocket science.

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