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Circulate Networking Events

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

My friend and former colleague Charlie O’Donnell created a new kind of networking event for the moment we are in. These are virtual networking events designed to “include diverse perspectives in the innovation community.” There are a few remaining spots open for the event Thursday night on Education.

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Chegg Donates $50K to Stevens Institute of Technology, Fueling Student Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities. Chegg, a leading student-first online learning platform, has contributed to advancing student innovation by donating $50,000 to Stevens Institute of Technologys iSTEM and Launchpad@Stevens programs.

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Setting Kids Up to Fail

This is going to be BIG.

You''re required to be a lot more entrepreneurial, which requires you to build your own networks in order to get customers and collaborators, since these functions won''t be under the roof of a big company anymore. The world we''re heading into requires a highly visible, highly network, flexible risk taker with a global perspective.

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The Underwhelmingness of Facebook

This is going to be BIG.

Facebook, despite the fact that I use it everyday, is probably the online network I could most easily do without. Facebook used to have network pages where you could explore people you didn''t know. They''d probably talk about world peace, global education, or solving tough problems in the environment. Should tomorrow''s Yahoo!

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IonQ Celebrates World Quantum Day, Announces Advancements and Global Expansion

American Entrepreneurship

IonQ will be celebrating World Quantum Day with a number of activities around the globe that includes bringing together scientists, educators, and technologists to raise awareness about quantum sciences. These visits underline IonQs growing presence in the region and the companys commitment to advancing quantum technologies on a global scale.

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How a female commercial engineer in Paraguay is overcoming barriers

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network is celebrating Bibiana’s tenacity in overcoming various barriers she has faced on her way to commercial engineering success, her hard work in the financial sector, and her passion for giving back to her community. The most effective tools for women to get out of poverty are to: Democratize access to education.

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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

It certainly worked out pretty well when Stanford licensed the search technology that Larry and Sergei had been working on back to them at Google. More and more startups are getting built without relying on University research--because hard technology is rarely the barrier to innovation these days. Kick the faculty out.