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Announcing our investment in SilviaTerra, a precision forestry startup

Version One Ventures

However, many are unaware that the latter is a viable option despite the growing commitments from large companies and governments to neutralize their footprint. . And most importantly for us as investors, SilviaTerra is founded by mission-driven entrepreneurs. Since childhood, Zack knew that he wanted to spend his life among the trees.

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National Security Innovation just got a major boost in Washington

Steve Blank

Soldier, Scholar, Entrepreneur. I learned he’d gone to Harvard to get his MPA at the Kennedy School of Government in conflict resolution. Ironically, I was first introduced to Joe not at Stanford but through one of his other lives – that of an entrepreneur and businessman – at the company he founded, BMNT Partners.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. We were lucky to get a team of mentors (VC’s and entrepreneurs) who selflessly volunteered their time to help coach the teams. Over the next year it will expand to 22 universities.

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

online.wsj.com

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Failure often is harder on entrepreneurs who lose money that theyve borrowed on credit cards or from friends and relatives than it is on those who raised venture capital. Stock Quotes. more in Small Business. Live Chat Recap.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. We were lucky to get a team of 25 mentors (VC’s and entrepreneurs) who selflessly volunteered their time to help coach the teams.

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Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Sometimes they get invented by young, brilliant people who might be one generation removed from the third world (or Mississippi). Because sometimes the most incredible innovations, start-ups, don’t get invented by already-middle-class people. People who are a bit hungry for success.