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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

Unruly Studios Unruly Splats are the only STEM education tool that combines high-quality coding learning with a social and active play experience. Achieving the wow factor, our facility is literally a smile factory using new ways to gamify skydiving and immerse guests in parachute simulations amongst educational skydiving museum exhibit.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. Compared to other European countries, Switzerland has a low regulatory burden and a well-educated, highly qualified workforce. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? I think travel is a big question mark still. is incredible.

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Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

This is even more surprising when you understand the importance of finding the optimal price: It’s a powerful lever that defines your brand’s positioning and acquisition opportunities. socially, ecologically, or economically.” It has to be a self-service offering. That is extremely important to us! What’s your take on this topic?

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Life of Purpose: Madison Bachman Followed Her Passion to Research Baboons

StartupNation

Out of that setback, though, an opportunity arose. The organization embraces innovation, education, ecological research, and natural landscape restoration. One day, Bachman was observing the baboons out in the crop fields when suddenly a local farmer began shooting at the troop. “As

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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Are they making an educated bet or gambling? These memos often integrate the traditional components of a founder’s pitch, and blend it together with a deal champion’s observations on the opportunity of investing into the company — as well as the risks that come with it. Or are they just going through the motions to please a VC?

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush. anyone using these barstools and this old printing press?"