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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 3) Accelerators. Starting a new business as a student is daunting. Right here.

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Reimagining B2B Commerce with Faire

Y Combinator

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally. In the US, e-commerce penetration increased from 16% at the end of 2019 to 27% in April 2020. For better or worse, COVID-19 has accelerated e-commerce adoption among businesses in the same way it has accelerated e-commerce adoption among consumers.

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4 Tips for Reaching Productivity Nirvana in 2016

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. If I had more space, I’d add that studying accelerated learning is the Archimedes lever for everything else. Mixing business and pleasure can be a psychologically toxic cocktail.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. 36% of all apparel jobs in the US are in Los Angeles. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ).

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Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe’s $20B acquisition move

TechCrunch

On a community level, however, designers and others were upset: They had adopted Figma precisely because it was not Adobe. ” Penpot’s choice of using open source-based technology to tackle this was intentional. Athos is a repeat backer: It also invested in an earlier $2.6

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Most Older Americans Might Not Realize They Have Already Lived Through Several Pandemics

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SARS & MERS, 2003 and 2012. A virus is a small infectious agent that uses other cells to replicate. Viruses have developed that infect and parasitically use all forms of living cells. Vaccinations have been the most widely used and effective. Using the 0.2% Recent Historical Pandemics. Asian Flu, 1957.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Use discount code HALLO to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. Our team has been involved and invested in crypto since 2012, so we’ve been excited about the industry for a long time.