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Video Of The Week: Angela Duckworth – Grit

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

A few years ago, we invited Angela Duckworth to speak to our portfolio company CEOs at our annual get together. It was a terrific talk that absolutely impacted the way these CEOs thought about hiring and managing their teams. Angela’s theory of “Grit” as a predictor of success in education, careers, and life is powerful. If you have not read her book on the topic, you should.

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[Nanomedic in Fast Company] This spray-on nanofiber ‘skin’ may revolutionize burn and wound care

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Israeli startup Nanomedic Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of medical device company Nicast, has invented a new mechanical contraption to treat burns, wounds, and surgical injuries by mimicking human tissue. Read more here. The post [Nanomedic in Fast Company] This spray-on nanofiber ‘skin’ may revolutionize burn and wound care appeared first on OurCrowd.