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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part V: Happy 100th Birthday.

Steve Blank

Companies specializing in components and systems that operated in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum sprouted faster than fruit trees in the valley orchards. scott Reply Daily Links #54 | CloudKnow , on April 20, 2009 at 11:42 pm Said: [.] Steve Blank: The real story of Silicon Valley [.] Very informative.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. He covered the topic again in June 2009 titled Invent, Invent, Invent. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Crazy, huh?

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well. Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. Paperless billing for consumers.

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Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

“And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&# As I poured over the system schematics, I figured out how to put together a course to teach system theory, operations and maintenance. Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford commencement speech still says it best - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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Mostly we got to see the team operate in stressful times and that changed my perspective on the deal. Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. The people left standing had a compelling vision to build companies and we backed many in 2009.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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