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The Decade in Tech

Start Up Blog

It was the start of the immediacy economy – anything and everything on demand, delivered to wherever we happen to be. What happened: Antitrust actions commence on Big Tech + Greta Thunberg named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. It’s amazing what can be said when words are not guided by vested interests.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

While operating a tutoring business I was able to identify a demand for niche business software. While patterned after compression vests (which can only be worn for 20 minutes before losing its effectiveness), Jettproof's line of singlets, shorts, shirts, blankets, and many others can be worn or used the whole day.

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StartupBus – Round 2, Part 2 – Mexico Storms San Antonio, Steals StartupBus Show – (Post #6)

Up and Running

Some guy named Humberto Ceballos is the “ documentarista “, whatever that means. When this handsome muchacho Elias stepped on stage , jean jacket vest and all that, I knew the rest of us were in trouble. This supply/demand thingy is actually a huge problem USupply.me Talk about a serious age-old economic problem.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. It’s clear that America has a vested interest in promoting entrepreneurship in many regions in the country to stimulate innovation & job creation. It is possible and he’s showing people that.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. A big-name VC firm will not screwyou too outrageously, because other founders would avoid them ifword got out.

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Reinventing the Office: How to Lose Fat and Increase Productivity at Work

David Teten

” - MIR Weighted Vest (~$130 on up) for providing an additional option for exercising, both at home and at the office. I’ve recently started wearing a 90-pound Mir vest at home and when running errands in my neighborhood. Using a weighted vest while working at a standing desk can be a meaningful workout.

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Both sides must be fair in a term sheet negotiation.

Berkonomics

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. Basil Peters is perhaps the best known name in the world of early stage company exits.