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Claiming a landmark in fusion energy, TAE Technologies sees commercialization by 2030

TechCrunch LA

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. The new machine was first fired up in the summer of 2017.

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California Accelerators Enroll Startups Targeting Cannabis Industry

Xconomy

On Monday, nine startups began a 16-week program at Canopy San Diego , a new accelerator program for seed-stage companies developing new technologies, products, and services to support the legal cannabis industry. billion , according to ArcView Market Research. The ArcView Group is a partner in CanopyBoulder).

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

Xconomy

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. And so that’s what Stanford did, so it was set up in that model. I wasn’t the director then in ’86.

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How to Raise Money When You’re Not in a Major VC Market

Both Sides of the Table

” Let’s start with “oversight.” ” Most VCs view it as their responsibility to mentor, debate, cajole and generally assist with investments they make. Next I’d research every VC in the country and find people who grew up in or near KC. “ Startup Advice'

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Radicle Accelerator Fund Launches to Nurture AgTech Innovation

Xconomy

So far, Radicle has closed on $6 million in funding, and the accelerator expects its pot will reach up to $15 million. And earlier this week, Kellogg Company (NYSE: K ) launched 1894 Capital , a venture capital fund that will invest in startups working in areas such as foods, ingredients, and packaging.

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Interview with Jonathan Simkin, SwoopThat

socalTECH

One startup, SwoopThat (www.swoopthat.com)--started by a recent college grad Jonathan Simkin --has made it much easier to buy books for student, by pulling up books based on a student's schedule. You've got to find each one, and research them online. How did you come up with the web site?

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Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

InfoChachkie

Given the stellar startup careers of non-college graduates like Zuckerberg, Ellison, Disney, Gates, Jobs, Branson and Dell, the answer to this question might surprise you. In each case, the students were glad they remained in school and snagged their diploma before launching their startups. . In sports, outliers generate headlines.