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Announcing our investment in SilviaTerra, a precision forestry startup

Version One Ventures

He received forestry training at Mississippi State and a graduate degree at the Yale School of Forestry. Also, SilviaTerra is hiring ! The story starts with CEO Zack Parisa who grew up in the woods of northern Alabama. Since childhood, Zack knew that he wanted to spend his life among the trees. We co-led the $4.4M

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Sam Haskell Shares Tips on Becoming an Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

I grew up in the small town of Amory, Mississippi (population 6,871). More importantly, I used that money to help my mother with our mortgage and put myself through college at the University of Mississippi. My family was by no means wealthy and it was expected that I spend most of my free time outside of school, working.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

Bubbles are not new; we have had them for hundreds of years (the Tulip Mania , South Sea Company , Mississippi Company , etc.). Hiring technology talent in Silicon Valley is getting difficult, and the time it takes to drive across Palo Alto has tripled—all signs of the impending apocalypse.

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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

Up and Running

They can also help startups think through things like how to grow and when to hire their first employee. Mississippi State University helps process the data each year and organizes the results for the ASBDC. How SBDCs help existing businesses. They also tend to last longer than the average startup, or experience greater survivability.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment. Mississippi. Mississippi. Subscriber Content Read Preview. Subscriber Content Read Preview.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Or are we willing to to shut the door to those people on the margins hanging on by their fingernails — waiting tables, pouring espresso drinks and working at the country club — and hope those hired to come to the valley to work for established companies will re-create the magic? People who are a bit hungry for success.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

For example, a seed firmshould be able to give advice about how to approach VCs, which VCsobviously dont need to do; whereas VCs should be able to giveadvice about how to hire an "executive team," which is not an issuein the seed stage. You dont have to spend time on bureaucraticstuff, because you havent hired any bureaucrats yet.