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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

Let’s be clear: their data-driven, human-centered design is pristine.) after all, those with domain expertise and a commitment to human-centered design are unlikely to have venture network… and vice versa. There was also that gutsy couple of years I decided to sail to Panama.) But there are no old, bold sailors.”

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

VC Cafe

Though a global innovator, Apple in 2010 only invested 2% of its revenue in R&D, much lower than other high-tech companies. Cornell University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have been chosen to build a cutting-edge NYC Tech Campus that will serve as a global magnet for tech talent and entrepreneurship.