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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

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Clicker, which launched at the TechCrunch50 conference in 2009, was acquired by CBS Interactive. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in philosophy, Tavel was a consultant at The Kerden Group and then vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners. He worked at Ask.com (formerly Ask Jeeves), a division of IAC/InterActiveCorp.,

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

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We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

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Grand Circus continues to be one of the central players in the Detroit startup ecosystem, empowering people to enter the field of tech who might not otherwise have the opportunity. They also offer consulting services to help companies acquire commercial sites, manage projects, and handle solar integrations. Pocketnest.

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