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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

The story starts with a company you probably never heard of – Engineering Research Associates. In January 1946, they founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA). Norris became the VP of Engineering, Engstrom the VP of Research, and Meader VP of Manufacturing. Parker agreed to invest. The company hit the ground running.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam & Rahul have worked closely together on “innovate & operate” since the earliest days of MakeSpace. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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Better Solutions for Better Operational Efficiency in Construction

The Startup Magazine

Operational efficiency mentioned in the text today focuses on the ability of the company to deliver the highest quality goods in a timely manner and in the most cost-effective way possible. There are various strategies that can be used at the construction site to boost operational efficiency in construction.

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Respected More Than Loved

Both Sides of the Table

Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. They talk to customers, operations, sales, marketing and engineering to determine the company product roadmap. Engineering? And then there’s product management.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

Generative AI is revolutionizing how corporations operate by enhancing efficiency and innovation across various functions. At TechEmpower , we are using LLMs, RAG, fine tuning and other Generative AI techniques to revolutionize a key part of day-to-day operations in healthcare.

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Everything about Java 8

TechEmpower

BinaryOperator - take two T's as input, return one T as output, useful for "reduce" operations. The new java.util.stream package provides utilities "to support functional-style operations on streams of values" (quoting the javadoc). Stream operations are either "intermediate" or "terminal". Perform one terminal operation.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

For the last 75 years computers (we’ll call these classic computers) have both shrunk to pocket size (iPhones) and grown to the size of warehouses (cloud data centers), yet they all continued to operate essentially the same way. Power Recommendation Engines. Classic Computers – Programming. Examples here , here and here.