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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient

Austin Startup

Instead, an idea for smart outlets, conceived while he was still a student at University of Pennsylvania, evolved into Sapient Industries, based in Philadelphia, Penn., Operational inefficiency due to lack of information and control. With the exception of Sapient Industries, what tech trend is your team most excited about?

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Reinventing Life Science Startups–Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Steve Blank

Yet during those same 60 years, rather than decreasing, the cost of getting a new drug approved by the FDA has increased 80 fold. Yep, it cost 80 times more to get a successful drug developed and approved today than it did 60 years ago. Pharma companies are staggering under the costs. And medical device innovation in the U.S.

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How “False Expertise” Can Damage Your Business—and How to Protect It

ConversionXL

How much do you know about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? It costs less than $100 per year to run a website, and—unlike the print publishing era—no reputable editor or printing costs stand in the way of immediate, uncensored, worldwide distribution. What about Acadia National Park? Or Monroe, Montana? Strengthen the signal.

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How to Impress Angel Investors and Make It into “Startup Heaven”

Up and Running

I have pitched to hundreds of angel investors over the years as a result of co-founding two tech companies and raising just shy of $1M in angel capital. My favorite part of pitching to them was the due diligence process. Jessica Magoch, Angel from Philadelphia, PA | Website | Twitter. 51 percent). Tweet This Tip.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

Through his research he helped bring ARPANET to Philadelphia in 1973. In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. 100 get serious due diligence where the entrepreneur meets with several people from the firm. Investing Strategy.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

3- Due to financial difficulties in my family. I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. But for some, the benefits are better than the cost. So I got to work and jumped in on starting my business, TTYL—a tech-free community.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. To date, VCAP© has received 149 applicants, of which 15 companies made round one, and 6 made round two.