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8 Steps To Starting A New Venture With Limited Funds

Startup Professionals Musings

Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. You need to recruit advisors, key partners, and cofounders well before approaching investors. Technical entrepreneurs need to surround themselves with people who have the financial, marketing, and operational experience in managing a business.

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

I realize now that these two were near-perfect co-founders, with Bill having the technical passion, and Steve bringing the business experience from his prior stint at Procter and Gamble. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/02/2018.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.

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

David Teten

I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. It’s important moving forward that they expand their reach to other regions (particularly Silicon Valley). Yale has 32 other varsity sports teams.