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Techstars Foundation Opens Grant Applications From Nonprofits

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The Techstars Foundation , the nonprofit arm of startup accelerator operator Techstars which is focused on increasing the number of under-represented entrepreneurs in the technology industry, is looking to give $10,000 to $50,000 to nonprofits working in the area, Techstars said Friday. Applications are open through April 8th.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

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MBA’s are an easy target for entrepreneurs’ scorn. I too have taken shots at MBA’s, describing why they are not typically well suited for startup life in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs. Ventures In Which An MBA Education Is A Plus. Ventures In Which An MBA Education Is A Plus. billion from 2010-2015.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. The two of us really wanted to be entrepreneurs.

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8 Reasons Young at Heart Entrepreneurs Lead the Way

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Surviving as an entrepreneur requires unbridled passion, enthusiasm and a certain naiveté in the face of many unknowns. Of course, entrepreneurs of any age can be young at heart and equally fearless, and still able to use their greater experience as an advantage. These are the people that every smart investor seeks, but rarely find.

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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? As an educator, I am looking forward to innovations in online learning. 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'

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An Unlikely Unicorn: Lynda.com’s Journey From Garage To $1.3B Sale

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In 2015, LinkedIn purchased Lynda.com for $1.5 For those who don’t have the time to listen to our entire talk, I’ve highlighted several key takeaways below, along with the corresponding video timestamp, to facilitate quick access to issues of interest to entrepreneurs. Both Bruce and Lynda were both self-educated technologists.

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Smart Startups Learn How To Create And Manage Hype

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Even technology solutions with a large intuitive value, such as a cure for cancer, need hype for visibility, education, side-effect considerations and to avoid a scam label. Marketing acceptance, especially for new technologies, actually goes through several predictable stages, called the hype cycle , as outlined by Gartner research.

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