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How we changed the way the U.S. government commercializes science: Errol Arkilic — Part 1 of Episode 6 on Sirius XM Channel 111

Steve Blank

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Errol Arkilic , former program director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), now founder of M34 Capital. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. government accelerator that takes no equity.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Highlights from the show Jen describes her background in government-tech partnerships. (2:52) 12:44) A look at the three waves of requests coming from government. (14:06)

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

The Carson, California company employs about 800 people in its 4 Southern California plants. I was tired of the bureaucracy of government and corporate work along with limited vacation days (my balance was always bouncing off of zero!). CedarLane offers a wide variety of all-natural fresh and frozen, ready-made meals.

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Compromise vs. Problem Solving

Feld Thoughts

This year’s conference subtitle was “ The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance.” I’m a huge fan of Mark’s – he’s one of the most thoughtful people in government I’ve gotten to interact with. ” I was pondering something all morning that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

Up and Running

What if, as you’re getting ready to harvest your first batch, you then find out that all the demand for passion fruit is centered in Southern California, and not in Miami like you thought? You would then have been able to choose to grow another product that was in demand, or start your farm in Southern California.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

He asked tough questions about why the government not private capital should be doing this. government, American researchers in academia and risk capital can do together. Principal Investigator: Ellis Meng University of Southern California. Artificial Membrane-based Ion Channel Screening. Concentric Technology.

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Out of the Crisis #19: Revolution Foods co-founders on feeding kids and families, being parent-entrepreneurs, and scaling food security innovations

Startup Lessons Learned

Let's make sure we're very familiar with what the kind of local culinary culture is in the places that we operate, whether it's in New Orleans or in New Jersey or in Southern California, where you have very different sort of culinary cultures. We want to see new sources of funding for family meals.