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ATI Names Bioscience Director

Austin Startup

Her responsibilities included corporate planning and strategic partnering, drug and companion diagnostic assay co-development, non-profit and commercial collaborations, technology licensing and nucleic-acid-based technologies. Before joining Ambion, she headed new assay development as part of the founding team of Cenetron Diagnostics, Ltd.,

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Smells Like Money: The Business of Waste Management

Up and Running

In 1999, he and a business partner launched Sunshine Recycling Inc. , When asked to name a time when his business struggled the most, Keith Ferguson quickly points to the economic recession. a dumpster rental and waste hauling company in both Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla. ” The waste management industry in America is massive.

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

I truly believe this is the year where quantum dots make a name for themselves in agriculture, and so its about marketing, sales, manufacturing, and generally about traction in the market. The state of New Mexico has many supportive programs from tax credits, to capex funding, and technical assistance from the national labs.

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Your No Fear Career

YoungUpstarts

I made a name for myself at Turner Networks as a Media Marketing Specialist on the team that launched TNT and turned CNN into “The World’s News Leader.” I wrote “ Your No Fear Career ” when my marriage to my business partner was falling apart. The things I do are fearless on another level.

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

online.wsj.com

NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Domain Name/Basic Site. New Hampshire.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Outcome: last night a Biz Dev guy from Disney/ABC sent me an email asking about partnering with some of their online properties. The dude turned out to be a senior partner at a major international corporate law firm, and 6 weeks later he offered to take me on as a pro bono client. Reminder: we launched on just $4k. link] Giff Fun post.

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MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS IN AUSTIN 2019 NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS

Austin Startup

MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS FROM AUSTIN-BASED ACCELERATOR International accelerator to award up to $500,000 in equity-free cash prizes to select top startups from the region’s third startup accelerator program at Oct. Brand, general partner at True Wealth Ventures. 17 awards ceremony (AUSTIN, Texas?—?Sept.

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