Hunter Walker

JULY 28, 2016

Oh I was so intimidated to meet Virginia Heffernan for the first time. Virginia recently wrote Magic and Loss , an amazing and well-received book about the Internet as art. Virginia Heffernan: Part of the reason for the development of critical theory—literary theory, art theory—in the 20th century is that critics recognized that without it all they were doing was generating just one more reading of a specific work.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 28, 2016

Oh I was so intimidated to meet Virginia Heffernan for the first time. Virginia recently wrote Magic and Loss , an amazing and well-received book about the Internet as art. Virginia Heffernan: Part of the reason for the development of critical theory—literary theory, art theory—in the 20th century is that critics recognized that without it all they were doing was generating just one more reading of a specific work.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 15, 2011

If you support the Startup Visa and are in the congressional district for Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21), Darrell Issa (CA-49), or Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) I’d like to talk to you – please drop me an email. Startup Visa

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Not only did I find an incredibly interesting piece by Virginia Postrel, In Praise of Irrational Exuberance , but it turns out that another GMU economist, John V.C. Nye , has some fascinating research and thoughts on how our modern, innovative economy can thrive, or not. Thanks to Tim Kane at Growthology for the find). From Postrel : Nye, now at George Mason University, argues that countries become economically stagnant when their business people become too mature and rational.

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entrepreMusings

JULY 6, 2013

Austin and Virginia Beach ranked most business-friendly cities. (San The top performing cities were Austin, Virginia Beach and Houston. I received a request to post this info back in April, but just now had the time to get it on the blog. It’s a bit dated but still useful especially since Austin, Texas made the list for being one of the most friendly places for small businesses!

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SiliconHills

MARCH 6, 2014

Austin British Airways Fred Schmidt Glenn Morgan Homeaway Jon Driscoll Mass Relevance Matt Curtis Spredfast Virginia Miracle By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News The British Airways direct flight that just started its inaugural journeys back and forth from London to Austin isn’t your average plane ride. It has been calibrated to reduce jetlag. For example, the lighting is different from other planes.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Saras Sarasvathy , of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Uncategorized affordable loss angel investment Darden School of Business Inc.com Leigh Buchanon Saras Sarasvathy University of VirginiaTweet I got an email overnight asking me about “affordable loss,&# which is one of the four factors in my Wednesday post on Planning Startups Stories, A Seasoned Angel Investor Highlights These 4 Factors.

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Up and Running

MAY 25, 2010

Take a quick read of The Medium–The Death of the Open Web on the nytimes.com site, by Virginia Heffernan. Tags: technology trends apps iPad iphone NYTimes.com open web smallbizlabs Steve King Virginia Heffernan I like a thoughtful analysis that puts some conceptual order into larger sweeping trends. She makes some very interesting points.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The company, based in Warrenton, Virginia installs high-speed fiber optic cable on roads, and parking lots. TRAXyL, a startup that installs high-speed Internet on roadways, received the top prize of $150,000 in cash from MassChallenge Texas in Austin on Thursday night. It coats the fiber optic cables in heavy-duty paint that can be glued on […]. The post MassChallenge Texas Awards $500,000 to Five Startups appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin

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SiliconHills

MARCH 28, 2019

Amazon, based in Seattle and Northern Virginia, already has more than 1,000 employees in Austin at two buildings in the Domain area. Amazon announced Thursday that it plans to add 800 jobs to its Austin Tech Hub. The jobs will be in the fields of software and hardware engineering, research science and cloud computing. And […]. The post Amazon Expands its Austin Tech Hub with 800 New Jobs and New Office Building appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin

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SiliconHills

APRIL 22, 2018

This year’s class included six teams from the Carolinas and Virginia and four from Austin and half of them had female founders. By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News From dog walking services to robot teaching assistants, 10 startup founders pitched their ventures at the sixth annual Techstars Austin Demo Day. They made their […]. The post 10 Startups Pitch at Techstars Austin Demo Day 2018 appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2021

2 years – Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado (3 years for car accidents); Connecticut; Delaware; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; Ohio, Oklahoma; Oregon; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia; .

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entrepreMusings

AUGUST 15, 2010

“Virginia Woolf wrote, ‘Across the broad continent of a woman’s life falls the shadow of a sword.’ Tags: book review books new york city parenting austin bhagavad gita eat pray love elizabeth gilbert india indonesia italy richard from texas soul mates virginia woolf yoga Hamilton Pool. I just got back from a week long part stay-cation and part away-cation with some friends who live in two different cities.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. In response to my post Book: Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape several people asked me for the feminist literature reading list that Amy had put together for me. Following are the other ten books that I’m working my way through this fall. Sexual Politics by Kate Millet. Sisterhood is Forever by Robin Morgan. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde. Ain’t I a Woman by bell hooks.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

You wouldn’t need a PhD to know that the driver of the car, Virginia, Ellen’s mother was out of sorts. Virginia was a strong person, but the signs were evident. Unfortunately, it seemed Virginia wasn’t going anywhere fast on that particular day. Virginia’s rear tire was flat and the July heat was driving the mercury level through the roof. Then Virginia harkened back to that fateful afternoon in July. Virginia smiled.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 1, 2017

By LAURA LOREK Publisher and Reporter with Silicon Hills News As a kid growing up in rural West Virginia, Chris Taylor launched his first entrepreneurial venture, ranching turtles. In the summertime, he would capture turtles from the woods and create a “Turtle Ranch” that people would pay $1 to visit. At the end of the […] The post Chris Taylor Built Square Root into a Thriving Software Company in Austin with no Outside Investment appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2020

These include Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri (all businesses except construction), Tennessee (if not construction, coal mining, or trades), West Virginia (if agriculture), In Florida, if you have an agricultural business and have six (6) or more employees and twelve (12) or more seasonal employees , you must carry workers’ compensation insurance. by Veronica Baxter. Perhaps.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based company announced this week it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for its new headquarters. Austin lost its bid for Amazon’s HQ2 project. Amazon plans to invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs in the new locations. The fundamentals that made Austin a top 20 finalist […]. The post Austin Loses its bid for Amazon’s HQ2 appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Burton, III, Trustee, Commonwealth of Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS); Member, Board of Directors Chase Investment Counsel Corporation; Professor of Economics, University of Virginia. Mr. John Mcfarlane, Chairman of the Board, University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO).

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SiliconHills

JULY 2, 2018

Focus4media provides sight, sound, scent and system solutions to businesses in the mid-Atlantic region, including Alabama, Florida, Virginia and more […]. Austin-based Mood Media, the parent company of Muzak, announced Monday afternoon that it has acquired focus4media, one of the largest Mood independent affiliates in North America. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For example, the F-35/B-21/KC-46 aircraft, Ford-Class Carriers, Columbia-class SSBN, Virginia-class SSN, M-1 tank upgrades, etc. We just had our first week of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

When Ohanian and his University of Virginia roommate, Steve Huffman, pitched their idea […] The post Be a Creator and Change the World Says Alexis Ohanian, Co-Founder of Reddit appeared first on SiliconHills. Everyone can be a creator now on the Internet, said Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. It doesn’t take anything but an idea and an Internet connection, Ohanian said during an afternoon keynote address at Dell World held at the Austin Convention Center.

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Transformify - Recruiting

JULY 27, 2019

Our guest today is Kimberly Wilson, Deputy Director of Human Resources, Volunteers and Community Service, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Kimberly, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is an organisation that values volunteering and building a strong connection with the community. Diversity in hiring is at the heartbeat of what we do at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. What are the best D&I practices the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts?

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The Next Web

MAY 8, 2016

Since its humble inception, Nathan has grown Heyo from his dorm room at Virginia Tech to 10,000 paying customers, $2.5 Just last month, Nathan Latka took a risk: A public, five million dollar, business-defining risk. At 26, Nathan is already a bonafide startup icon.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2016

As I sit in my hotel room in Virginia trying to fall asleep (and not succeeding), my mind has wandered to my trip here from Austin this morning and my trip home to Colorado tomorrow. Plus I’d be home now, instead of still in Virginia. During this contemplative moment, I’m fantasizing about teleportation. I would like to simply walk into a teleportation machine on this end and appear instantly in my house in Boulder. Then I’d be able to sleep in my bed tonight.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

Virginia. Virginia topped Forbes Magazine’s list of best states for business in 2013. Virginia is known for its educated workforce and diverse industry. by Lewis Robinson. Looking to start a business? Prospective business owners must make a myriad of choices before even opening up shop. One of the most important is where to locate the business.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Whether you need to buy workers comp insurance in Arizona , Florida or Virginia, you need to research carefully to find the best rates, bearing in mind that requirements vary from state to state. The United States is the 3rd most startup-friendly nation in the world, behind Germany and Japan, according to US News, but startup entrepreneurs in America still need to keep operating costs under tight control in order to build their companies and make them profitable.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

The DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region represents the most fertile science and technology region in the country with about $30 billion in federally-funded R&D. program in 2011, I approached Edmund Pendleton from University of Maryland, Jim Chung from George Washington University and Jack Lesko from Virginia Tech with the idea that together we could leverage the respective strengths of our institutions, and catalyze the region through I-Corps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

The latest entry is DayOne Ventures , just opened for business in Southwest Virginia, and seeking applicants. That’s intense incubation. ** Today's guest blog is by Jim Flowers, a forty-year veteran of technology-based start-ups, Director of the VT KnowledgeWorks Business Acceleration Center at Virginia Tech, President of the Virginia Business Incubation Association , and author of " MOXIE and other fundamental entrepreneurial concepts ".

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

New York state, for example, has reciprocity with several states, including Massachusetts, Georgia, Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Mississippi, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. There are nearly two million active real estate agents in the United States today, according to the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials. Real estate agents face new challenges and situations every day, so their days are never dull or boring.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2018

” and Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. by Michael Lenox and Ronnie Chatterji, co-authors of “ Can Business Save the Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability “ Can business save the earth? For many observers, the question is preposterous.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 13, 2021

For example, Radford University in Virginia was facing cuts between $5 and $20 million in their budget due to a steep drop in enrollment after the onset of COVID-19. Of the thousands of industries that have been badly affected by the impact of COVID-19, higher education ranks high on the list.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2020

Hess is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and the author of 11 books, including “ The Physics of Business Growth: Mindsets, System, and Processes “ and “ Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization “. by Edward D. Hess, author of “ Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change “ Everyone knows that jobs have been automated over the last 20 years.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For example, the F-35/B-21/KC-46 aircraft, Ford-Class Carriers, Columbia-class SSBN, Virginia-class SSN, M-1 tank upgrades, etc. We just had our first week of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Well, it’s West Virginia. A successful entrepreneur’s life is full of new opportunities and discoveries, financial growth, and of course, the many challenges of the business world.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2013

” Many students who have undergone the program and picked up web development include Sandi Lin, CEO and co-founder of Seattle-based Everpath ( www.everpath.org ), Bradley Kipp, co-founder of Virginia-based UpHex ( [link] ), and Mike Wyatt II, a GM factory worker-turned-developer based in Missouri. You have a great idea for an app or a startup but you have have absolutely no programming skills.

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aweissman.com

JANUARY 18, 2021

Winter was outside and the view from the windows of the Dulles, Virginia office reflected the black and cold early evening. I'm sure we're taller in another dimension You say we're smaller and not worth the mention - Frank Ocean When I worked at AOL, we typically worked from 8am until 9 or 10pm. At the end of every day, we'd congregate in the office of our boss , to sit around and b t and catch up on email and talk about deals we were working on and issues in those we were facing.

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Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node (a collaboration among the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins). I’ve known Edmund Pendleton from the University of Maryland as the Director of the D.C. But it wasn’t until seeing him lead the first I-Corps class at the National Institutes of Health that I realized Edmund could teach my class better than I can.

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2012

I was speaking at the National Governors Conference in Williamsburg Virginia and my talk ended Sunday at noon. TE·NA·CIOUS /T??N?SH?S/. Adjective: Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle: “a tenacious grip” Not easily dispelled or discouraged; persisting in existence or in a course of action. When I was a entrepreneur I’d pursue a goal relentlessly.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This is a picture (thanks to Google Maps) of the Virginia Tech drillfield, the center of campus. All the students living in dorms cross the drillfield every day to get to classes on the other side. The grey lines you see, crossing the drillfield are the sidewalks. The tan ones are paths made by students. It is interesting what you learn after the fact. The students (consumers) will blaze the paths that are most convenient for them.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2013

” 50 startups have been selected – representing a broad cross section of the south, with companies from eight southern states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia – to present and compete for the title of “Southland’s Most Innovative Startup” during the conference, with the winner walking away with a US$10,000 prize.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

One of the employees explained that approximately half the staff was from other Cracker Barrel stores in Virginia and that they were here to get the Jersey employees up to speed. During a recent trip I stopped by one of my favorite chain restaurants, Cracker Barrel.*. It was a new store that had opened in New Jersey, yet I noticed many of the employees had southern accents.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2017

Should you decide to go the prefabricated route, durable metal buildings in West Virginia can be sourced cost-effectively, and help you save. You should cut expenses wherever possible if you want to solidify your startup opportunities; at least, that’s one of the fourteen tips Entrepreneur.com indicates you should take into account. Where you work is also a big part of saving ; so being able to design a cost-effective production space is a considerable option.

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