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Convergent Technologies: War Story 1 – Selling with Sports Scores.

Steve Blank

The Consultative Sale Our sales guy then quietly asked if there was any way we could help them. The VP of Engineering says, “well we don’t have the resources or time, and as long as you know we could build better computers then you guys, why don’t you tell us the details about your computers.” Help them?!!

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. In school I was being pounded day and night with anything that has to do with agile software development. Expo SF (May.

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

www.women2.org

She has consulted for a number of startups in the mobile, Saas, and consumer health spaces. Speakers include Alolita Sharma (Director of Engineering, @Wikipedia, SF), Tim Kimmet (VP of Engineering, @WalmartLabs, Silicon Valley HQ) and Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0). Palo Alto, CA.