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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The Army codebreaking group was the Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) at Arlington Hall. While it seemed like a good idea and had the Navy’s backing, the founders got turned down for funding by companies, investment bankers and everyone, until they talked to John Parker. This was not a harmonious arrangement. Why Minneapolis/St.

Minnesota 318
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Austin, Meet Dallas

Austin Startup

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dallas 60
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@GeorgeMasonU Alumni @GloboxRentals Launch International Film Kiosk Startup

Campus Entrepreneurship

Vernon, Woodbridge, and Arlington and a 7-Eleven convenience store in Bowie, Md. This summer, Globox launched its first 10 kiosks, located in the Johnson Center, at various international grocers in Virginia Fairfax, Falls Church, Mt. There are a lot of good international titles, content, and movies out there,” Kassim explained.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. The University of Texas System is massive including UT Austin , UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and UT San Antonio. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston.

Texas 90
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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Several years prior to this my wife started a newborn photography business, over time I became more involved in the back end operations of the business and within several years had helped her grow her business into a full-time professional position. I’m currently a tech founder, my company is a sponsorship matching platform Vettdeck.