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

Steve Blank

These components were the heart of the electronic warfare equipment I have worked on; including fighters in Thailand and on B-52 bombers. Another piece of trivial: the road that is the side-entrance (during business hours) to Agilent Corporation HQ in Santa Clara is named “Terman Lane&# after Terman. to do that.

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Innovation: The Key To Entrepreneurial Success

YoungUpstarts

Be agile and adapt to changing market needs – your customer’s needs are not static and they will continue to evolve. You need to remain at the forefront of such developments to avoid being commoditized or being made irrelevant. - As this happens, don’t just keep up with the competition, but be nimble and respond as an industry pacesetter.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

Finally, I had an answer to the question I had asked 35 years earlier when I was in Thailand: “How did electronic warfare get started?&# And in hindsight, we seemed a bit more agile and innovative in WWII.) Apparently, the Office of Scientific Research thought that Stanford’s engineering department was second rate.)

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

Steve Blank

After been stationed at three fighter bases in Thailand ( Ubon , Udorn and Korat ) and working on Electronic Warfare suites on F-4’s, A-7’s, F-105’s and AC-130’s, I got orders to report to a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 bomber base in Alpena Michigan. Imagine how hot, humid and unbearable the weather was in Thailand.

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Founder Interview: Michel Ruiz on Augmented Reality and Building the KaviAR Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Read on as Michel tells us about his entrepreneurial journey to have augmented reality disrupt the travel industry: TSM: To dive right in to what you do, describe the KaviAR product/service in 10 words or less: Innovative, visionary, useful, agile, reactive, adaptive, problem-solving, simple, rapid and fun.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After living and traveling around Thailand in 2014 and with other travelers I was desperate to learn Thai. The main reason I started my own business was that I saw a gap in the market for a more boutique/agile agency model. Thanks to Laura Spawn, Virtual Vocations ! #2- 2- The need to learn a new language. Photo Credit: Simon Bacher.