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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? I''d like to see big leaps in adaptive learning technologies, true mobile learning, and the credentialing of non-traditional learning. gerhard apfelthaler education incubator' It was a lesson relearned: it''s all about execution. READ MORE>>.

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Science Gets First Exit, Sells Playhaven To RockYou

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Los Angeles-based startup studio and incubator Science said late Wednesday that it has seen its first exit, and has sold Playhaven to RockYou. Playhaven is a mobile ad network, which Science had acquired in September of 2014. RockYou said it will use the acquisition to "turbocharge" its expansion into mobile.

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Five Years After Y Combinator First Admits Biotechs, They’re Dug In

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Five years ago, the big tech incubator Y Combinator started to welcome life sciences companies into its sizable startup classes, which had previously nurtured entrepreneurs in information technology almost exclusively. That opening to biotech startups in 2014 was controversial at the time.

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10 Reasons For Joining The New Startup Wave Now

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index. 275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere.

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Interview with Jason Reid, Giftagram

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funding round this week for its mobile gifting app. Jason Reid: Giftagram is a mobile first company, that really redefines the way people gift. What is unique about our mobile app, is you can send a physical gift without actually having a physical address to send it to. How does Giftagram work?

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Business incubators were all the rage before the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services. Smartphone apps can be built for less than $10K, so who needs an investor?

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

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This year’s TZ #startupforecast (Jan 28, 2014) was no exception. In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. 2014 looks to be the year of emerging technologies (wearables, bitcoin, etc.)

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