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Bio Roundup: Goodbye Belviq, LogicBio on Hold, Revolution’s IPO & More

Xconomy

Post-marketing studies aim to identify side effects not observed in the first three phases of testing. This week, results of such a study led to the market withdrawal of weight-loss pill lorcaserin (Belviq). When the FDA approved the drug in 2012, the agency was concerned about heart risks.

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

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Thus, it is no surprise that Harvard recently reported that 25% of its 2012 graduates accepted jobs as consultants, while 52% opted for careers in financial services. Per the 2012 Global Management Education Graduate Survey, the median debt of 2012 MBA graduates was $45,000, while the debt from top schools averaged $90,000 (e.g.,

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Happy Customers Make Gender Bias (Nearly) Irrelevant

InfoChachkie

A 2012 Dow Jones'' report entitled Women At The Wheel encompassed 15-years of data on venture-backed startups. During the period studied, only "1.3% In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. Share and Enjoy.

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Connecting People Over Food, With SupperKing and Kai Stubble

socalTECH

We spoke with CEO Kai Stubble to hear about how SupperKing is looking to create a service--inspired by collaborative consumption sites like Airbnb--which will let people host meals in their homes for strangers, to get to meet new people, show off your cooking skills, and hopefully make new friends. First, what is SupperKing all about?

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Connecting People Over Food, With SupperKing and Kai Stubbe

socalTECH

We spoke with CEO Kai Stubbe to hear about how SupperKing is looking to create a service--inspired by collaborative consumption sites like Airbnb--which will let people host meals in their homes for strangers, to get to meet new people, show off your cooking skills, and hopefully make new friends. First, what is SupperKing all about?

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

InfoChachkie

What is most surprising about UCSB''s national entrepreneurial ranking is that it doesn''t even have a business school. Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. Image Credit: University Of California, Santa Barbara.

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I promise I will never Tweet about the weather, politics or that killer burrito I just ate. We just want to do it.

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