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How May Ph.D. Startup Founders Build for the Long term?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

American universities, however, decreased their reliance on full-time tenured or tenure-track staff, from 45% in 1975 to 29% in 2015. Tech itself becomes more complex and more appealing to research-minded founders. Startup Founders Build for the Long term? How May Ph.D.

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Colorado-based SpringTime Ventures pivots its focus for new $25 million fund

TechCrunch

Blomstedt told TechCrunch that he originally got the idea for SpringTime after moving to Colorado in 2015 after a career in the energy business in Texas. He started attending happy hours to get to know people in his new community and met a bunch of startup founders who all shared the same problem. Blomstedt saw an opportunity.

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Angels & Spartans: Why All Investors and Entrepreneurs Need To Do This…

Onevest

By Tim Houghten Every serious angel investor and startup founder needs to be in the San Fran stadium on July 18 th , 2015. Those that show up will experience an event that could dramatically alter their startup, and startup investing performance. And we’ll never make you do another push up, crunch, or burpee, ever.

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With founders hailing from Colombian unicorn Rappi, payments startup Yuno raises $10M from a16z and LatAm VCs

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley-based A16z provided an initial investment for Yuno as part of the firm’s program for fintech startup founders. Despite its only recent inception, the concept behind Yuno came to Ortega as early as 2015 when he helped start Rappi. Monashees and Kaszek followed as co-leads in the investment.

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Upsie’s direct-to-consumer swing at the warranty space nets $18.2M

TechCrunch

Upsie , a consumer warranty startup, has raised $18.2 Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million since its 2015 inception. Rather than at the point of sale, Upsie gives consumers an opportunity to purchase a warranty for a product via its website or mobile app after the transaction has taken place.

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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

Because this is an opportunity for your company to get ahead of the competition and reap the rewards of being an early adopter. Moreover, the world’s population of those who are 60 and older is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050, up from 900 million in 2015. of the websites evaluated. What does this mean for you?

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Both Sides of the Table

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. In short, In Venture Capital, Size Matters Size matters for a few reasons.

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