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

Both Sides of the Table

I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm. were more distributed.

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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

“ #8: Digital Ocean (2012). DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that was funded by the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2012, after a referral from IA Ventures. DigitalOcean is based in New York City. #9: 9: Classpass (2012). PillPack is a full service pharmacy designed around your life.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

Graphic design is a notoriously competitive field and it can be tough for companies to stand out. But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. Frog Design. MetaDesign.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Thursday, August 9th, 2012. She attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Writing and Art, and moved to New York City shortly after graduation to work in the Media industry. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. © 2012 AOL Inc. Alexia Tsotsis.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. Pioneering Program Launched by Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York and the National Association of Investment Companies.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

And now, without further ado, here are the startups that make up the newest class of 500 Startups Fall 2012 accelerator class: BabyList: a baby registry that works like Pinterest enabling you to put anything online into your registry. Hunie: community for designers to help them get feedback from their peers. Iconfinder: site for icons.

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A conversation about diversity, inclusion, and design with Lean Startup Conference 2018 speaker Liz Jackson

Startup Lessons Learned

Ragen Chastain, our Inclusion and Accessibility Manager for this year's Lean Startup Conference , spoke recently with Liz Jackson , an advocate and consultant and founder of The Disabled List , who will be presenting at the conference on Designing with Disability. On March 30th of 2012, I woke up to a new body.

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