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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

The CEO weighs in with his perspectives, the head of product management disputes his conclusions and the marketing VP has a different take. The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. If they’re not I won’t fund.

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

I truly believe this is the year where quantum dots make a name for themselves in agriculture, and so its about marketing, sales, manufacturing, and generally about traction in the market. We look at how much value a gram of quantum dots will bring to the customer, and how big is that addressable market opportunity.

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SXSW Startups: Boost Biomes

Austin Startup

We didn’t expect that they would come close to products currently on the market?—?but The company hit a big milestone with our first inoculations of the large, open, artificial ponds growing algae in the New Mexico desert. The biggest challenges have generally been around product development in a biotech product.

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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

Today, the cost of solar is ~2-5 cents / kWh with many bids for new utility scale projects coming in at less than 2 cents (e.g. cents / kwh in New Mexico ). . But that’s a conversation for another article. . And, anecdotally, my experience is that this is much worse in emerging markets. . Where to Invest?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

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MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS IN AUSTIN 2019 NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS

Austin Startup

I am excited to see more corporate organizations leverage MassChallenge’s ecosystem in Texas and innovate at the speed of the market.” During the final judging round, the top startups will demonstrate their growth and impact to a new panel of judges who will determine the competition winners. lab course learning market.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Tiny, contracting market. works with the massive market that is YouTube. The only––and the strongest––track record you can have is the product you’ve built and the traction/market feedback you’ve gotten. To go back to our original conversation, entrepreneurs want to focus on accomplishment rather than idle praise.

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