Intro -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction—Why do you want to launch a startup, anyway? -- Chapter 2. Failing to Start—What’s stopping you? -- Chapter 3. Your Idea Sucks—How would you know? -- Chapter 4. Failing to Ship—Again,...

KEEPING THE U.S. COMPUTER INDUSTRY COMPETITIVE: SYSTEMS INTEGRATION -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Overview -- EVOLUTION OF A U.S. BUSINESS CONCEPT -- STATUS OF THE U.S. INDUSTRY -- Global Prospects -- Sources of U.S. Advantage -- CONVERGING TECHNOLOGY: A DRIVING...

The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Internationalization -- CHANGES IN...

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Fibers, Textiles, and Apparel Complex -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 The Textile Complex -- THE U.S. TEXTILE COMPLEX -- Linkages -- DESCRIPTION AND COMPARISONS OF MAJOR SEGMENTS IN A TEXTILE COMPLEX -- Fibers -- Yarn -- Fabric -- Fiber,...

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry: -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry -- Summary -- THREE HISTORICAL THEMES -- Convergence in Technology -- Internationalization -- Public Demands on the Industry -- Product Cost and Quality --...

Finding Common Ground -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Brief Overview -- U.S. POLICY -- THE COCOM REGIME -- PROLIFERATION REGIMES -- THE U.S. CONTROL REGIME -- 1 Introduction -- MANDATE AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY -- SCOPE OF THE PANEL'S WORK -- FOCUS OF THE STUDY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING...

Behind The Numbers -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BEHIND THE NUMBER -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK AND INTEGRATING DISPARATE DATA SETS -- A Supplemental Framework -- Comparable Data -- Recommendations --...

GROWING POPULATIONS, CHANGING LANDSCAPES -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- STUDY REGIONS -- PROJECT DESIGN AND FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION -- PART I Population and Land Use in India, China, and the United States: Context, Observations, and Findings -- 1...

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 BTS Report: Summary of Findings -- 3 Panel Findings and Conclusions: Data Quality and Reliability -- 4 Data Sources, Models Used, and Emerging Technologies -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Agenda for...