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Southern California Leads In Green Businesses, Says Report

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A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. The report was compiled by research firm Colaborative Economics.

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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

Xconomy

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Meanwhile, biometrics has stepped out of the realm of sci-fi and into the mainstream, playing an important role in the fight against cybercrime.

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Entrepreneurs Need Experience More Than An MBA

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year. With a little research I found a few notable names in relatively recent businesses, although each of these actually started with some big-company experience: Fred Smith, chairman and founder, Federal Express.

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. The group invested $8.7 million in 2010. million in 2010. TCVN News'

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Don’t Delay Your First Startup to Get an MBA Degree

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year. With a little research I found a few notable names in recent businesses, although each of these actually started with some big-company experience: Fred Smith, chairman and founder, Federal Express.

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Bio Roundup: Mylan’s Shock, Hillary’s 3%, Duchenne Lessons & More

Xconomy

—Cambridge-based startup Amylyx Pharmaceuticals raised a $5 million Series A round from Morningside Venture, the ALS Investment Fund, and former Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer to develop a drug meant to stop the death of nerve cells in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Alex Lash contributed to this report.

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American Immigration: The Invisible Wall to Innovation

Tech Zulu Event

Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. or purely invest in established U.S. nationals, making it difficult for investing founders to reach requirements, as well an application checklist with no set amount. Attracting business investment.