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Citing Regulatory Uncertainty, Origin Code Academy to Close

Xconomy

The company opened in late 2015, offering a 12-week course for $13,500 and promising graduates a software job within 90 days of graduation. Origin Code Academy, one of San Diego’s few coding schools—for-profit companies that offer short-term vocational training in computer programming—said this month it will shutter on Nov.

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Some Perspective on Twitter vs. Meerkat

Both Sides of the Table

Mark Suster (@msuster) March 14, 2015. Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) March 14, 2015. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015. Of course it’s better for me as a user and I could argue it’s MY social graph. Exciting time.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

Both Sides of the Table

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”

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6 Practical Steps To Learning How To Build A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school. Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up.

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Straight Outta Twitter

Eric Greenspan

After being what I assume is the subject of one or more of Seth David’s emotionally charged blog posts, I’ve decided it’s time to respond. This blog post is for information purposes only and my only intention is to move forward. I will not respond or comment further.

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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

Both Sides of the Table

I wanted to spend the rest of the blog post telling you why we decided to fund the company, how we settled on the final product design and our unique way of launching the app. Imagine if your friends could all contribute the Burning Man 2015 album and create a group story. Mark Suster (@msuster) April 23, 2015. L1I6RUWYJu.

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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

Site marketing is easily extended through blogs, Twitter, Facebook and social media. Of course, not all new startup ideas can be developed this way, so pick an idea that fits. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/4/2015. Now you can do what you love to do at a cost you can afford.

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