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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

When none came to light, he followed a lead to Los Angeles and by Wednesday he was signing a contract with a lab there that usually does anti-doping testing. In one weekend, his assumption was proved correct. He spent that Monday trying to find the right kind of testing lab locally. I am Eric Ries.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

Both Sides of the Table

My partner Greg Bettinelli gave me the idea for the title of this post because he ran a breakout session at the Upfront Summit titled “How to Out Amazon, Amazon.” Curation There are really multiple forms of “curation” that I think can build sustainable differentiation in products vs. the retailer that is selling them.

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[Event][Singapore] 2015 Battlehack

YoungUpstarts

Launched in January this year, individual Battlehack competitions will be held in cities like Melbourne, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Berlin and many others, and developers can enter as individuals or as a team – or even team up randomly onsite – to compete in the 24-hour event.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Furthermore, I aspired to curate a workplace of top-tier experts in the field, and retain talent by providing them with autonomy and the opportunity to excel. I founded What's Good Los Angeles to be a cultural and entertainment source that focuses on the best of the best that Los Angeles has to offer.

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Why John Frankel Leaned in Early on Klout and Cornerstone OnDemand and What He Sees Next

Both Sides of the Table

We met at a private party hosted by his venture partner Mike Yavonditte and I outlined my concerns for the lack of precision of the algorithm. I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. Don’t be surprised if you see me bagsie that idea for GRP Partners.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I was also sick of my own curated life on Facebook and thought, there must be a place more interesting than this to hang out online. One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. Our sippy cup is made in Riverside, California which we are very proud of.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Ultimately, the company partnered with the City of Los Angeles , and as Eren recalls, "seven days after the original handshake and launch into a scheduling website, we helped launch Dodger Stadium, which was the single largest mass vaccination site in the country." They pivoted to monitoring patients for COVID, then testing.