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The Endless Frontier: U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy (part 1)

Steve Blank

Science and National Industrial Policy as we face the realities of China and global competition. The material to make the bombs – Plutonium and Uranium 235 – were made by civilian contractors at Hanford Washington and Oak Ridge Tennessee. began, where the money goes and how it has affected innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Wild Kingdom: Seven Creatures Of The Concrete Jungle

YoungUpstarts

And, of course, these behaviors prevent their organizations from being agile, accountable, and innovative enough to compete in the global economy. The fact is, change and challenges — the things that ostriches like to pretend don’t exist—are the only constant in today’s global economy. How to Tame This Beast: Go First.

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An Alternative to the Uncertainty of Outcoursing

The Entrepreneurial Mind

DevDigital has offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Baroda, India. My theory was that the larger companies, Google, IBM, and Apple were and had been diversifying globally in their software production,” says Peter Marcum, co-founder of DevDigital. ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : Peter Marcum: DevDigital.

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[US] [Event] Launch Tennessee’s Southland Conference To Highlight South’s Top 50 Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

California’s Silicon Valley and New York tend to hog the headlines as America’s most lauded hotbeds of innovation, but Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) wants to prove that the country’s South also features plenty of innovative startups that can challenge for dominance in the global marketplace.

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Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

YoungUpstarts

Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. will be presenting 16 new startups at its Demo Day on 21 August at Orpheum Theater.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I’m grateful to be here 30 years later, providing care for thousands in the Middle Tennessee area. We started as a data provider and have grown into a comprehensive retail pricing platform with 100 clients operating globally. Thanks to Dr. Gil Kentof, Dr. Gil Center for Back, Neck and Chronic Pain Relief ! #11-

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The Story Of A Young Entrepreneur Building A Better World With A Nonprofit

Duct Tape Marketing

One of our most strategic donors right, is Jim McGovern, who's kind of a huge advocate for kind of the US and global food insecurity, health and nutrition. I applied to a select number of colleges, a few Ivys, Vanderbilt over in Tennessee. 04:24): But we have a great network. We're kind of linked with kind of governors, congressmen.