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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. A growing number of skeptics are openly talking of a ‘high tech bubble’. They are not alone. Global Demand.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation.

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Massacre at IBM

Steve Blank

Long before there was the Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas or Customer Development there was a guy in Santa Barbara California who had already figured it out. The core team — a cross-functional team who could make all the business and technical decisions within a set envelop ? I explained how we’d manage technical risks.

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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. A collaborative mindset is key.

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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

We are in Santa Clara, California, still holding up well. We have the machine learning technology to take these disparate, small pieces of molecules, and stitch them together to form an actual anti-COVID drug." Eric Ries : Then somehow you made the transition from the scientist in a lab to the founder of a technology start up.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Second, the debt note requires a fixed due date (or “maturity date”) for repayment of the total amount borrowed, plus interest. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. San Francisco, California. Company: Founder Institute.

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