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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Check the content of the investor’s website, and pay particular attention to the source of funds. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact entertainment “accelerator” inks deal with Netflix

TechCrunch LA

Netflix is the most innovative content creation and distribution company of the last decade, leading the way in streaming since 2007 and changing the original content game with House of Cards in 2013,” said Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell, co-founders of Impact, in a joint statement.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Check the content of the investor’s website, and pay particular attention to the source of funds. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage

socalTECH

We really focus on the mentorship, programming, and content, and the ability to access USC, and specifically its School of Engineering. Often, if a faculty or grad student is leading with technology, they might not have the best sense of how this would be used in the outside world, if there is demand for it at all.

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How Silversheet Wants To Tame Doctor Credentialing

socalTECH

Nothing, except Miles Beckett , a serial entrepreneur who is best known for creating lonelygirl15 and online content provider EQAL. Miles told us about the new startup, plus how he ended up back in the medical world (he started out as a physician) after a stint creating online content. I'm excited to have them as my partners.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Check the content of the investor’s website, and pay particular attention to the source of funds. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.