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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

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Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. Step #2: Pitch investors. HackNY is a terrific example of how academics should be inspiring innovation. So what role, then, should local schools be playing in the innovation ecosystem?

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Bring Me Your Accents. Immigration Fuels Innovation

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Innovation comes from those who are often less well educated (study the history of Hollywood, founded by “uneducated” Jews) or foreign born founding members (Google, Sun, Intel, PayPal) let alone reversed scientists like Einstein. And as it happens foreign-born Americans can be some of our most patriotic citizens as well.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

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Rethinking Pitch Competitions: Create Value, Not a Spectacle

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VentureWell Director of Venture Development, Eli Velasquez offers insights on how to develop pitch competitions that provide maximum support to startups. The post Rethinking Pitch Competitions: Create Value, Not a Spectacle appeared first on VentureWell.

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PR for Startups: Avoiding crickets after the Ta-Da!

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Why not profile the most innovative buildings or the people who are behind modernizing the processes and infrastructure at famous addresses? Make a whitepaper available on the topic of innovative technology in buildings, just to get the leads, without telling everyone what your business is upfront. 4) Highlight your customers.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

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The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. These closed periods have more to do with trends in other markets or macro fears than they have anything to do with prospects for innovation. The number of markets where innovation is coming from has also exploded--it's not just a Valley game anymore.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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My guess is that probably only 2-3 out of every hundred pitches I receive are from women. The latest entrepreneur who has been pitching me, Shahed Khan , is only 16! But then the truth sets in. This certainly isn’t anything conscious on my side. It’s just the facts. Even at 18. And truthfully he’s pretty impressive.