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IBM: Where Corporate Responsibility is Not a Trend, but a Lifestyle

Austin Startup

If there’s a new technology out there, we are presenting, demonstrating, and exhibiting it to Hispanic and other girls of color in our clubs, camps, workshops, and conferences. This year, Latinitas turns 15 years old; we have reached our “quinceanera” — we are a teenager, burgeoning on adulthood.

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Students To Make Biodegradable Plastic Bags A Reality

YoungUpstarts

But not if four University of Arkansas student have anything to say about that – the founders of cycleWood Solutions Inc. Cao found the technology, a lignin-based biodegradable plastic, on the Office for Technology Commercialization’s website. intends to make biodegradable plastic shopping bags into reality.

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Global Moot Was a “Hoot:” The Best of the Best MBA Startups

Austin Startup

PCCA Technologies – a glucose-sensing contact lens for diabetes patients self-monitoring. Interestingly, the overall 1st and 3rd place finishers (BiologicsMD and Silicon Solar, respectively) were both deal teams from the University of Arkansas. Tags: Cleantech Events Startup 101 Featured Freshtech Friday.

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On Winning Rice’s $1Million Business Plan Contest

Up and Running

Try this: Technology, traction, and team. There’s a long way to go, years in fact, but the team from University of Arkansas had to impress a lot of judges, and beat a lot of other impressive ventures, to take the first prize. What does it take to win a $1 million business plan competition? That’s an interesting statistic.

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Don't drink the startup Kool-Aid – find a problem and try to solve it

venturevillage.eu

Next Post → Don’t drink the startup Kool-Aid – just find a problem and try to solve it. I know my last post here on Startup Hipsters could be construed as somewhat mocking in tone and before I start another, I want to make something clear – I really enjoy being around startup businesses and entrepreneurs.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

You are now free to marry the soon to be released Apple Tablet in California, New York, Arkansas, Ohio, Maine and Vermont. We're kicking off 2010 with demos from four exciting new local startups. On the invite list, as always, are the top Advertising, Music, Media & Technology professionals. RSVP: [link]. RSVP: [link].

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

63 scientists and engineers in 21 teams made ~ 2,000 customer calls in 10 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. 19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology. If you like science, technology or entrepreneurship, this guy is the real deal. Concentric Technology.

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