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Tech Gadgets That Will Transform Your Outdoor Living Space

The Startup Magazine

When you think of the latest and greatest technology, you might think about devices we usually use indoors — things like big-screen 4K TVs that are the size of Rhode Island or smartphones that have tons of cool high-tech features. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash.

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195K for Startups in the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition

Campus Entrepreneurship

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition is launching its 2011 competition with a kick-off event to be held Oct. at the Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Providence. From the New England Business Bulletin , an announcement regarding a statewide business plan competition.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. In descending order of cost, I see four main ways to support companies with domain expertise: Example. Advantages. Disadvantages. In-house, brand-name guru. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation .

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

See Also: Business Startup Checklist. See Also: Estimating Realistic Startup Costs. Be where people expect you to be: For London-based tech startup Crozdesk, picking a business location had a lot more to do with where others like them were going to be located. “As Things you need to keep in mind. Location, location, location!

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Art Students

crowdSPRING Blog

A college visit this weekend to the Rhode Island School of Design helped to gel some of these ideas. We were fortunate to visit studios and classrooms and have the opportunity to speak with students and faculty at the school and it was inspirational for both my son and I, perhaps in different ways.

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Brown University Talk

Steve Blank

One of the things I did was to speak to the startup community in Providence Rhode Island at Brown University. 7:54: How we used to build startups. 11:40: How the Lean Startup began. 13:34: Why startups are not smaller versions of large companies. 1:08:43: Avoiding the startup deathtrap.

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How to Get a Quality Logo Without Spending Big Bucks

Up and Running

Paula Mottshaw, a creative freelancer, offers tips to get a quality company logo without spending a lot of hard earned startup cash. Some schools, like the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design , allow businesses to post design jobs online. Every company needs a logo. Barter for a logo.