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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

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Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Engineering Translational Technology Center. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. The shortage of startup technical talent, especially in New York City, has been well-documented. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Kayserian believes they will.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

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As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. viral video. This is great!

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Engineering, physics and computer science majors were the most likely to start a company, while nursing, administration and social work majors were the least likely. Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third. Pretty terrible.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving. ly” extension is New York-based Lover.ly , a visual search engine for wedding planners, aiming to forever change the way brides plan their big day. “I

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Announcing First Round’s Investment in GroupMe

This is going to be BIG.

The path to our involvement with the company dates back to last December, actually, when I attended a Gilt Groupe “Expert Talk” run by Josh Knowles, formally their VP of Engineering. What you might lose in the power of search and virality, you gain in the additional ways users will interact with you.