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Choose Your VC Investor Carefully

Both Sides of the Table

Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant. They’re easily impressed when you’re selected for TechCrunch50 but not easily engaged in a detailed discussion about your conversion metrics. He also gave me the option of Pakistan.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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What living in different countries has taught me about life (and work)

Austin Startup

Over the next 18 years I was lucky enough to live in various corners of the world due to my father’s work (he worked in audit and risk with a big bank). My friends always tease me for putting on an accent when I speak to my parents but it’s a reflection of a subconscious trait I’ve developed over the years.

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Exploring The Everyday: Better Meat For a Better Future

View from Seed

I had been working on research that focused on regenerative medicine and also training in cardiology, and started to wonder if some of the emerging technologies of stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and our understanding of how cells become complex tissues, could be applied to fields beyond the biomedical sciences.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

Make A (Smart) Game Of It Subjot , the brainchild of game developer Chris Carella, turned its coming soon page into a social game using a feature available on LaunchRock. It got 10% conversion,” Carrella says. We are a startup social media dashboard in development, but have amassed over 5000 followers pre-beta. Have an account?