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Lean Startup fbFund wrap-up

Startup Lessons Learned

Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Split-testing is great for linear optimization; making our landing pages, conversion rates, and retention metrics incrementally better day-in day-out. But it can also be used for evil - to convince people to abandon their senses and work on something that nobody will ever want.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

When my Japanese husband died at a young age almost 16 years ago, I had been doing medical writing for a major New York Hospital and also helping him with his documentary films for Japanese and American public television. So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Pierce Burnette knows the meaning of “humble beginnings” and has combined her intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), entrepreneurial spirit, and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology, and education. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.