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Accelerating Aurora, Driving the Future

Reid Hoffman

I’ve been engaged in the AV tech space closely since 2015, when I first wrote about the potential of AV technology to make human mobility safer, more sustainable, and more efficient. Sterling Anderson, Aurora’s CPO, had led Tesla’s Model X program to its launch in 2015, then led the team that delivered Autopilot. The Road to AV.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

I became a full-time entrepreneur in 2015 and since then, I was able to immigrate from Europe to Canada, obtain a visa for the U.S., have lived in Prince Edward Island, New York, St. Louis and now Texas.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Austin Ventures remained the dominant firm in Austin — and Texas — from the launch of its predecessor fund, Rust Ventures, in 1979 through 2015. link] But by 2015, it had become clear that Austin Ventures was unable to raise its eleventh fund and Fortune signaled its demise with an article entitled The Death of Austin Ventures.

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The many things I’m involved with, and why

Jeff Hilimire

48in48 Co-founder and Board Chair. I co-founded this organization with Adam Walker in 2015, and next year we’ll put on events in six cities, including London! With a staff of four, my role is mostly managing the Board, giving advice and counsel, and building relationships for the organization. Fantastic group of people!

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Welcome To The Year Of The Customer

YoungUpstarts

2015 may have been the year of new terms such as IoT or wearables – but 2016 looks set to be the year when the discussion moves beyond technology to how technology is a means to a customer-centric end. He has held previous roles with companies like NetComm, Gateway Computers, Hummingbird / Opentext, EMC, and SAP.

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Swedish Immigrant Helps Reinvent the Mouthguard Industry

Hearpreneur

Sometimes a great advisory board can be just as useful. A well-diversified advisory board, willing to answer phone calls and have discussions on regular basis are also priceless help, that I have been fortunate enough to take advantage of. The answer isn’t always VC’s or angels. Starting a business is a tough decision.

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The nonprofits I’m involved with and why

Jeff Hilimire

American Marketing Association – I sit on the Executive Advisory Board for the Atlanta chapter. Boards I’ve recently dropped off of: The Children’s Museum of Atlanta – I loved my six years on this board. I love our Zoo, and the CEO, Raymon King, is a good friend. I started this in 2013.

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