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Georgia Tech Flashpoint Accelerator Demo Day, June 11, 2014

David Teten

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. I hope you can join us at the SUNY Global Center, 116 E 55th St, June 11, 2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. SUNY Global Center , 116 East 55th St.

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Turning the microphone over

Startup Lessons Learned

The global pandemic which has, and continues to negatively impact the lives of many and has made it clear — that no matter what you identify as we are all connected. Ahmaud Arbery: A 25-year-old black man who was pursued by armed white residents of a coastal South Georgia neighborhood, and murdered while jogging. Self reflection.

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Startup Chica Spotlight: Meet Some of Austin’s Female Founders

Austin Startup

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Five cutting edge AI startups get the chance to pitch for $100,000 from Austin’s top Angel…

Austin Startup

If you’re really trying to change the world, we will help you get started,” said Brett Hurt, CEO of data.world and founder of Bazaarvoice , Coremetrics, and Hurt Family Investments (and one of the angel investors backing the competition). “We 1 year of unlimited co-working at Capital Factory.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. Or are they running to a fresh perspective, a massive talent pool, and an innovation culture that balances social impact with global domination? Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Who’s next?

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The Female Austinite’s Guide to Making Quality Friends.

Austin Startup

I was ready for a change so, I packed up my little car with everything I owned and headed to Texas from Roswell, Georgia. The founders amaze me with how quickly they have expanded and developed — they do this while having full-time jobs and being under the age of 25…what?! I knew I had found my group! They are killing it.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

As I discussed last week in the Greymatter podcast with my friend and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , I believe that a knowledge of philosophy is actually a great asset for entrepreneurs. Like many first time founders, I ran over that landmine. Success or failure comes down to the individuals and their dispositions.