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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

If you are a practitioner of Customer Development, ESL was doing it before most us were born. had been engaged in the Vietnam War, and had agreed to parity in nuclear weapons, Soviet forces in Europe had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers, all under Détente. Yet while the U.S.

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Announcing SnapTrip

The Equity Kicker

They’ve started with an MVP focused on the Lake District and will soon expand to the rest of the UK and then Europe. Turning to the business and how we’ve worked together, the first thing to say is that Matt’s customer development work was encouraging. This is a big opportunity.

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

But to fight a conventional war in Europe, Soviet forces had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers. developed a new strategy in the late 1970’s to counter the Warsaw Pact. The Rapid Equipping Force operated with speed and urgency to deliver solutions to real customer problems.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

Stanford’s research on the earth’s ionosphere would lead to meteor-burst communication systems and Over the Horizon Radar used by the NSA and CIA to detect Soviet and Chinese missile tests and ultimately to the research that made Stealth technologies possible. planned strikes with nuclear armed bombers if war in Europe broke out.