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USC Launches Annual, $50K Entrepreneurship Prize For Engineers

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The University of Southern California and wealthy engineer Fariborz Maseeh , now a hedge fund manager in Newport Beach, is announcing this week a $1M endowment, which will fund an annual, $50,000 prize for a business plan competition for the school's engineering students. affiliated event focused on spreading innovative ideas. READ MORE>>.

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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). Of course, investors still require a profitable business model, and the potential for high returns.

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Interview with Jonathan Simkin, SwoopThat

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As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. What our site does, instead, is it integrates directly with a student course schedule, so you can just enter your course, and it automated the process of buying all of your books simultaneously.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Of course strongest industry players don’t stand still. Public-company tech investors creates competition in late-stage financings and these investors can afford to be less price sensitive if they choose.

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

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Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. How do you stand out?”. from the Wharton School.

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Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s

Both Sides of the Table

I’d like to offer you two “life hacks&# that I implemented in 2009 and one that I’m test driving in 2010. I personally believe that in the interconnected, “always on&# world that is 2010 people emphasize communicating too frequently versus respecting the productivity of others. That’s my 2010 hack.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?