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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. This offers ample space for corporate partners to grow nearby with connectivity to NYC and many potential employees/interns from Yale.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Ron Oh and another factor to bring reality to the table - Sometimes you find out your cofounders suck.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

However, nowhere has as many real estate agents, lawyers, accountants, landlords, employees, co-founders, mentors, and VCs all steeped in startup culture as does Silicon Valley. In my case, I grew up in Connecticut and spent a fair amount of time in New York – all the while trying to start companies, relatively unsuccessfully.