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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

Their help has aided in producing the next generation of female entrepreneurs and innovators! Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. She received her B.S.

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2012 Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index | 2012 Launch Event

Campus Entrepreneurship

One of his major projects, The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index is just about to release its 2012 results. GEDI is a major breakthrough for investors, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and development professionals interested in high impact entrepreneurs and sustainable economic growth (Read what the Economist said about GEDI).

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

If you’re an entrepreneur, ESL is the most important company you’ve never heard of. I used to work for a company located in Arlington, VA that had the CIA as a client. Two years out of the Air Force, serendipity (which would be my lifelong form of career planning) found me in Silicon Valley working for my first company: ESL.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. Was this going to happen anyway? It’s all of the above, of course.

Texas 90
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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Out of necessity. While I was contracting for the US Army in Arlington, VA, I ran into a problem: there were no existing systems capable of processing a massive amount of data streaming in in real time. Photo Credit: Sean Matula.