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St. Louis Startups Strut Their Stuff

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Two events this week in St. Louis show how vibrant the startup ecosystem has become there. This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. Louis tech investor. Louis areas, was another reason for starting up his engineering team there.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth. And that’s usually just 2 weeks worth of travel! In 2015 we go back to square one and start to build a brand new portfolio.

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Want $50k in Seed Funding? Apply now.

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Located in an underused mixed-use office building in downtown St. Louis, the program is run by two venture capitalists - Judy Sindecuse and Hal Gentry - who have formed a new entity called Capital Innovators. Any firm can apply, but must agree to move to St. That, plus a layoff and reassignment of its St.

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Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder

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Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur doesn’t have everything it takes to ensure startup success. Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. who is the founder of Inside Edge Solutions, on the faculty of Washington University in St. Legendary partners all.

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Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder

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Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur doesn’t have everything it takes to ensure startup success. Finding that ideal startup partner can be as elusive as finding a compatible mate. Kaviani co-founded CoFoundersLab less than two years ago with the aim of bringing entrepreneurs together to launch startups.

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MassChallenge + Stadia Ventures Team Up for Sports Tech

Austin Startup

Working together, MassChallenge and Stadia expect to give sports tech founders a deep well of resources that hasn’t been readily accessible outside of the traditional tech startup space. It is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has expanded their pressence to Frisco, Texas and Denver, Colorado.

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One brain scan may be enough to predict a person’s success

The Equity Kicker

The upshot, in the words of Marcus Raichle, a neuroscientist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, is that with one scan (from nature.com): You can distinguish people with successful traits and successful lives versus those who are not so successful. A quick caveat is appropriate now.