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XPRIZE Awards $8M In Avatar Competition

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XPRIZE, the Los Angeles-based organization which organizes prize-based competitions to advance technology in the areas of "humanity's greatest challenges", said it has named a winner of its four-year ANA Avatar XPRIZE. XPRIZE said a total of 99 teams registered for the competition in 2018.

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University Lab Partners, UCI Launches Startup Competition

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Irvine-based University Lab Partners and the SBDC @ UCI Beall Applied Innovation said this morning that the two organizations have launched a new, startup competition, which is aimed at accelerating both life sciences and technology startups. The new competition is open until June 12th.

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GEN.G Esports Powers New Minecraft Competition With Crocs

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Los Angeles-based e-sports organization Gen.G is powering a new Minecraft build competition for casual footwear brand Crocs, the two said today. According to the companies, Crocs is launching a new Minecraft competition called Build Your Life in Color, which will be judged by a number of gaming influencers.

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XPRIZE Launches Rapid Covid Testing Competition

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Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , the organization which creates competitions to help encourage the advancement of technology to solve some of the world's biggest challenges, says it has launched a new prize, aimed at the rapid testing issue with COVID-19.

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7 Keys To Business Transformation To Meet Competition

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In my experience as a business advisor, most organizations, large and small, struggle to keep up with the pace of change and competitive forces today. A question I often get is how to transform that overall team into a smooth-running machine that will keep up with the pace of market change, and competition in today’s world.

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XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists For $10M ANA Avatar Competition

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Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, which organizes and runs competitions which spur teams to compete to solve major challenges to humanity, says it has selected 38 teams for the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. The group said those teams came from 16 countries.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

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One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.