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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? There are reasons you may delay funding announcement but rarely reasons not to announce. But trust me on this.

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Everything You Need to Know About Hyperloop

Tech.Co

Since 2013, when Elon Musk released his white paper for an emerging mode of transportation using low air pressure within a tube, companies around the world have answered the call to build the next generation of futuristic transportation. million in Series A financing from Sherpa Capital along with three other funds.

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SYNCFAB | Connecting Creative Community to Local Manufacturing Businesses

Tech Zulu Event

New and innovative designers are popping up everywhere, thanks to new technology like 3D printing. SYNCFAB , (Synchronized Fabrication) is a platform to bring hybrid 3D printing and connect inventors and designers with manufacturers and material specialists to bring back local manufacturing.

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HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm

Tech Zulu Event

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies.

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How Thrively Wants To Help Your Child Reach Their Full Potential

socalTECH

There''s lots of research out there which shows that when kids can really find a passion they can love, and can get behind it and which they can pursue with all their energy, it transforms the experience of childhood and relieves a lot of the challenges that come with childhood. What age is the service designed for?

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After “Hubris” and Its HCV Collapse, Can Vertex Avoid Same Mistakes?

Xconomy

In three years, Vertex went from having a billion-dollar hepatitis C business to zero—abandoning the research completely. Called sofosbuvir (Sovaldi), the drug won FDA approval in December 2013. Telaprevir’s sales cratered, and Vertex axed 15 percent of its workforce in October 2013. Then it exited HCV research entirely.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital.

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