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Exit Interview: Lita Nelsen on MIT Tech Transfer, Startups & Culture

Xconomy

[ Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories examining entrepreneurship on MIT’s campus and beyond. ]. MIT’s approach to nurturing entrepreneurship has changed a lot over the past 50 years. Lita Nelsen has seen it up close—and played a part in its evolution—from her studies there in the 1960s, to her business-school fellowship in the late 1970s, to her 30 years working in MIT’s Technology Licensing Office.

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Test Startup Urges As An Intrapreneur, With Caution

Startup Professionals Musings

Believe it or not, even large and mature companies often initiate entrepreneurial efforts inside their own companies, and they look for employees who have the right attributes to make this happen. If you want to explore the world of an entrepreneur, without jumping ship, this would be the way to do it. Entrepreneurs working inside big companies are called “intrapreneurs.

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Digest 5/23-30: Snapchat’s $1.8B Raise, March Capital’s $240M Fund, Victorious $25M Series B

LATechDigest

**. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. Tuesday May 31. Hack for LA. Future of Transportation. Wednesday June 1. IBM Watson. Thursday June 2. QuePasa DTLA. LA Datatech Monthly MixR. Accelerating IoT. Friday June 3. Mobile App Hackathon (-6/4). Innovate Pasadena. Saturday June 4. JPL Open House SignUp. Women & Girls in Tech. **. Here’s what’s new in LA’s tech space: SNAPCHAT Raises $1.8B Series F ( link ).

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How Startups are Locking Down Payment Security

Tech Zulu Event

Fraud – especially card fraud – is a major blight on societies across the world. With the world economy taking a global hit worth tens of billions, new businesses may be the answer to help boost card protection. Card fraud is big businesses. Huge, in fact. According to last year’s Nilson Report, for every $100 in card volume worldwide, $5.65 – over 5% – was fraudulent.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.