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First LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum Gathers DFW Community for Inspiring Conversations

Austin Startup

At the Forum, local leaders, entrepreneurs and tech professionals engaged in important conversations on inclusion— sharing powerful insights on their experiences throughout the day. We’re proud to be working with local leaders to develop more consistent LGBTQ+ community events that extend well beyond Pride Month. Check out our photo album.

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Calling Financial Innovators

VC Adventure

Sweet Grace was born in 2008, as the Great Recession ripped through the United States, particularly affecting working-class communities like Lawrence, Massachusetts where Danaris lives. Based on our research and the conversations we had in the course of writing our book , we believe there are countless potential Denarises out there.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

Manuel Rosso , CEO at Rosso & Flynn Modern Butcher , earned a Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a way to establish credibility, but he wishes he had started his entrepreneurial career sooner. Among Camilo’s list of traits that make a good manager, one stood out: Inclusive Environment.

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Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics

David Cohen

Conversation: Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics. Included were a former Director at the NSA, a County Clerk in Utah, a State Election Director in Oregon, and the first woman state treasurer and a former nominee for Governor in Massachusetts. COVID-19 is impacting everything — even elections.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

I advised him to get into deeper conversations with these 50 companies and get a better feel for what applications they would build and how they want to pay for the platform: license, subscription, or transaction fee. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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“I hired a developer on Elance to build my first iPhone app, this was my experience”

The Next Web

He lives in Central Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters. Here was our conversation (copy and pasted): Developer: oh sorry. Every conversation was a bit of a battle. I was frustrated when this conversation was over. This is a guest post by Mike Lemovitz which originally appeared on his blog. Developer: Ok.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Airbnbs (move) quieted a lot of conversations," Shapiro says. RelayRides, which also provides $1 million-per-incident in insurance for car owners, is dealing with a case in Massachusetts that might have a sobering effect on its operations. To find out more, read the FAQ and Conversation Guidelines. . . Advertisement.