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Bionic Hands, Mind Control, and AI Oh My! | Techstars Disney Accelerator Class of 2015

Tech Zulu Event

Techstars Disney Accelerator class of 2015 was announced yesterday. StatMuse is developing an artificial intelligence platform to help sports fans explore data using simple, natural language. The participants will receive up to $120,000 in investment from Disney to develop their ideas, along with mentoring from executives.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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In addition to an Undergraduate Certificate, the Program is launching a Master of Technology Management degree in 2015. The company quickly pivoted to create a SaaS solution and in less than two years later, it was acquired by Intuit for $30 million.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

Both Sides of the Table

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”