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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

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Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Blackwell, iTech Program Executive & OCT Innovation Liaison, NASA.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Don''t go to Wharton or Harvard.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Foundation was created in 1997 by tech pioneers, Jean and Steve Case.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. Anne Fulton: I've always been a technology lover, although I'm an organizational psychologist by training. That was in 2014, and that was our pivot moment. What is Fuel50?

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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

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It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". JG: Tell us a bit about Project Impact and 2014''s focus on innovation. Some are using technology in creative ways to customize and enhance the educational experience for students.

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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

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They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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UX For The Real World

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There are so many angles and things to consider and you need to make educated tradeoffs. Did you know that the Blackberry Passbook is actually selling and getting pretty good reviews? Let’s look at 2014, Apple and Android launched a new version of their phone and tablet OS.

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