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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

So universities have realized that for many students, promising a career in technology and entrepreneurship is key to recruiting high potential students. Teaching and research on entrepreneurship : SOM’s Program on Entrepreneurship , Kyle Jensen’s courses. Everyone wants to work in tech startups.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. I see this emerging in Seattle and the passion of “a few key individuals&# who can help shift the game.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. 5- Reflecting on our services, personable nature of employees and some humor. Since founding my business in 1981 as a typing and editing service, I’ve operated under many names/websites. No name had emerged as a favorite, but then one of us piped up … What about BeeWits?

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

Investors are looking for proven entrepreneurs to enter this emerging market and they will get well funded too. For three years I worked at Bug Labs (open source hardware company). Now I work in the defense industry. If Apple open soured the iTouch do you think Chinese companies would -- megamark16 215 days ago | link.

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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

It’s an old word meaning a derivative of “to get” or “take initiative” but its meaning was not been defined until it became a company. Thanks to Ofer Tirosh, Tomedes Translation Company ! #3- Since it's a very competitive and unforgiving industry, a name that would set us apart from the rest felt fundamental.

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How to Avoid Innovation Theater: The Six Decisions To Make Before Establishing an Innovation Outpost

Steve Blank

Evangelos and I are working on what we hope will become a book about the new model for corporate entrepreneurship. Today, large companies are creating Innovation Outposts in Innovation Clusters like Silicon Valley in order to tap into the clusters’ innovation ecosystems. Will an Innovation Outpost provide results at the speed we need?