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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Advisor. ); STARTUP. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay.

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

Startup Professionals Musings

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Find employment connections with other startups.

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Startups Need to Leverage Their Local Universities

Startup Professionals Musings

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students.

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The Entrepreneur’s Wish List – What One Founder Is Eyeing For The Holidays

YoungUpstarts

I’m a startup founder and I spend more time at the office than I’d like to admit. Work/life balance has become a hot topic in the startup world. The sprint challenges start at $99, and there’s a training program that delivers daily activities directly to your inbox. Remember the pilot episode of Alex Blumberg’s StartUp podcast?

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup. Talk to us about the program you’ve started to teach other folks, specifically youth, how to code. That’s mind-blowing.

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7 Paybacks an Alma Mater Can Offer an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, or even any local university. Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Technopolis program that I am familiar with, available to non-students.

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