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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

At the end of the quarter each of the eight teams give a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “here’s how smart I am, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the teams’ stories of a 10-week journey of hard-won learning and discovery. What a year.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. One hundred and fifty entrepreneurs and community members attended the monthly conference, which alternates between Tallinn and Helsinki. A two hour ferry ride across the Bay of Finland carried us from Tallinn to Helsinki.

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

Still, there are currently only 6 early stage women-led venture capital funds in the United States investing with a gender-lens, all of which are on the East and West Coasts (there are none in the Central U.S.!). Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Relationship troubles and high tensions during the pandemic will lead to an abundance of divorce filings in the United States. The trends shifting in the eLearning sector due to the influence of COVID 19 on schools and colleges across the United States and the world are shifting to a hybridized-online and in-person format.

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The Austin State of Entrepreneurship

Austin Startup

[link] The Austin State of Entrepreneurship Hear some of Austin’s most successful entrepreneurs share their wins and challenges, plus, you’ll meet some of our accelerator programs and their companies. Major - United States Marine Corps | LinkedIn Preston L. Hurt - CEO and Co-founder - data.world | LinkedIn Dana M.

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Taxes Are Good, Actually

YoungUpstarts

They are how our community takes care of itself. That’s what’s so frustrating about how we treat taxation in the United States. In business terms, the United States is wildly overleveraged, while insisting on cutting its revenue. Taxes suck, but they aren’t bad, any more than chemotherapy is bad because it sucks.

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Opening a Law Firm Will Always Be a Smart Business Idea. Here’s Why

The Startup Magazine

High Demand and Multiple Opportunities In the United States, the legal field boasts around 1.3 This highlights the importance of negotiation skills for lawyers and presents opportunities for law firms to excel in resolving disputes and representing clients effectively. Central to this growth is a focus on clients.