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How Technology Helps Today’s Nonprofits Succeed — Starting in the Boardroom

Board Effect

Technology innovation has transformed the way many modern nonprofits can deliver their services — and has also made entirely new services possible. So how are the most successful nonprofits using technology? And how can a board member, executive director or senior leader adopt technology to improve how their nonprofit serves?

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient

Austin Startup

Instead, an idea for smart outlets, conceived while he was still a student at University of Pennsylvania, evolved into Sapient Industries, based in Philadelphia, Penn., Operational inefficiency due to lack of information and control. With the exception of Sapient Industries, what tech trend is your team most excited about?

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"The Startup Way" is Headed to London

Startup Lessons Learned

From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere. My UK publisher has put together a packed schedule and I can’t wait to talk about The Startup Way across the pond.

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Announcing our summer intern class

David Teten

A bit belatedly (due to a backlog of blog postings), I wanted to announce ff Venture Capital ‘s summer intern class. Since then, he has co-written several business plans with fellow classmates and recently served as team leader on a Wharton Field Challenge consulting project for PhillyCarShare, a Philadelphia-based car-sharing startup.

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Reinventing Life Science Startups–Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Steve Blank

has gone offshore primarily due to the toughened regulatory environment. Biologics can be made from human, animal, or microorganisms – or produced by recombinant DNA technology. The belief was that once a new target was found, finding a drug was a technology execution problem. And medical device innovation in the U.S.

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Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

mashable.com

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice.