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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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New Maryland Startup Unites Brawn and Brains on the Football Field

The Startup Magazine

A new Maryland-based startup, Mixed River , hopes to change that stereotype by building innovative solutions that bring mixed, virtual, and augmented reality to the football field. The post New Maryland Startup Unites Brawn and Brains on the Football Field appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Creating A Healthcare Startup – A Basic Guide

YoungUpstarts

This is one of the main reasons why more and more people with innovative ideas and unique approaches to healthcare are interested in creating startups. Obviously, creating a healthcare startup is more than a business – it’s an opportunity to help people. Understand the Highly Competitive Market. Use Mobile Technology.

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VentureBoard Helps Universities Help Startups

YoungUpstarts

That’s what happened when University of Maryland undergraduates information systems and marketing double major Scott Block and Avi Eisenberger, and computer science major Justin Searles, got together to discuss the challenges of student entrepreneurship.

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The Big Bang. The Lean LaunchPad explodes at University of Maryland

Steve Blank

The University of Maryland is now integrating the Lean LaunchPad ® into standard innovation and entrepreneurship courses across all 12 colleges within the University. It was Steve who first brought Will Harvey to visit Immersion, which led to a strategic investment in There.com, Will’s stealth-mode but sure-fire, can’t-miss startup.

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7 Benefits For Startups Joining The B-Corp Movement

Startup Professionals Musings

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp).

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The Tech Mentorship Gap: How Code2040 Is Solving. What You Can Do. And How LinkedIn Can Help

Hunter Walker

2013 Class 18 Fellows - CMU, Stanford, MIT, University of Maryland- Baltimore County, Virginia Tech, University of Pittsburg, Harvey Mudd College, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, University of Huston, CSU Channel Islands, Notre Dame de Namur. Code2040 Stats To Date. 2012 Class 5 Fellows - CMU, Stanford, MIT and CUNY- Stony Brook.