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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. Because if you can do a lot of tests in the lab but you can't actually distribute it, there's not much point. creating a model for how other cities can do it.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." Had we been able to apply this strategy simultaneously nationwide, the U.S.

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VentureGeeks Unveils Pre-Seed Investments in Five Israeli Startups

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In a nutshell, the program provides startups with $20,000, office space, account and legal help as well as a small network of mentors, all of which are aimed to help the companies get to a proof of concept. The fund is backed by David Moche, a Florida based real estate investor, and one of the co-founders of About.com.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Ritter, a finance professor at University of Floridas business school. Digital Network. Personal Technology. What They Know. All Things Digital.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year.

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Out of the Crisis #17: Max Henderson on Covid Act Now, exponential growth, and how to help

Startup Lessons Learned

Max Henderson founded Covid Act Now to help with that process by making data-driven recommendations for sheltering in place (and later, for reopening) combined with public advocacy guidance to get local government to pay attention to the real facts about spread and safety. Max Henderson : distributed around the country and the world.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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We have learned a lot just from doing, networking, and talking to other farmers. Building good relationships and networking also go a long way to helping you pick up relevant skills, especially in the early days. Say you start the passion fruit farm you’ve been dreaming of for years in your home state in Florida.