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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

Milis Bio began in May of 2016, in the RebelBio accelerator program run by SOS Ventures. They joined the StartupBootcamp Foodtech program in November of 2016, forging connections with the food industry and mentors specifically experienced in that space. All of this is located exactly at the crossroads between Europe and North America.

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All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces

abovethecrowd.com

oDesk enables companies to easily provision programming talent from all corners of the globe. OpenTable recently passed 10 million diners a month with less than 20% of transactions in North America currently online. “Wow” moments lead to word-of-mouth viral growth and high net promoter scores. Expand the Market.

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Entrepreneurs Bring Propriety Software to Influencer Marketing

Hearpreneur

May 2014 – InstaElite gets accepted to Ryerson University’s DMZ incubator (#1 in North America). Whether you’re trying something new or planning to attack a more saturated vertical like beauty or fashion, if you don’t love what you’re doing, you’ll lose your motivation to keep creating.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Bryce Roberts, Indie VC Founder, has stated “on average, the companies we’ve backed have increased revenues over 100% in the first 12 months of the program and around 300% after 24 months post-investment. Their 2016 Fund was the first and largest fund so far using this structure, with $25M AUM. 20% initial ownership. . V2 structure.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But it will definitely raise questions during the phone screen, for reasons that are best explained by simile: Programming with.NET is like cooking in a McDonalds kitchen. My example: I have mainly programmed _by choice_ in Python, Ruby, Scala, Haskell, C# and currently I’m doing Java. It’s so blinded, it’s shocking.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory. Stephen is a Capital Factory Mentor, serial entrepreneur and former General Partner at Austin Ventures.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Waycare

Austin Startup

Effectively scale operations across North America Tell us your favorite thing about being based in Los Angeles. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. What is your top goal for Waycare for 2020?